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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Avondale Estates Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13089023112 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,978 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Avondale Estates

Avondale Estates is where census tract 13089023112 sits, home to 3,978 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #6,672 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,133 monthly, set against $36,691 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 35% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,545
Renter share77.8%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate26.1%
Median income$36,691

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Avondale Estates
Very High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#37 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#776 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Avondale Estates and the region

Centroid at 33.7650, -84.2386 · click any tract to drill in

Why Avondale Estates scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Avondale Estates
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
26.1% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,133 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avondale Estates
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avondale Estates
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avondale Estates
5.9

How Avondale Estates compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Avondale Estates risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 023112Avondale Estates: 2.42.4Avondale Estatesparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 7,292Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 72.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 154.1%Peak (2007)
  • 694Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 130890231122004: 1,049 filings (107.71/100 renter HHs)2007: 1,357 filings (154.06/100 renter HHs)2011: 951 filings (63.57/100 renter HHs)2012: 1,081 filings (72.26/100 renter HHs)2013: 981 filings (65.57/100 renter HHs)2014: 593 filings (39.64/100 renter HHs)2015: 586 filings (39.17/100 renter HHs)2016: 694 filings (37.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 8 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 2,940Total filings 2020-21
  • 38.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 70 filings (700.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 50 filings (500.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 44 filings (440.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 40 filings (400.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 48 filings (480.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 36 filings (360.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 72 filings (720.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 69 filings (690.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 30 filings (300.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 66 filings (660.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 47 filings (470.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 58 filings (580.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 44 filings (440.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 65 filings (650.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 63 filings (630.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 63 filings (630.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 52 filings (520.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 40 filings (400.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 42 filings (420.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 41 filings (410.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 43 filings (430.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 55 filings (550.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 56 filings (560.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 50 filings (500.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 51 filings (510.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 69 filings (690.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 46 filings (460.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 22 filings (220.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 73 filings (730.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 67 filings (670.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 69 filings (690.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 54 filings (540.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 32 filings (320.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 42 filings (420.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 57 filings (570.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 42 filings (420.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 107 filings (1,070.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 36 filings (360.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 99 filings (990.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 78 filings (780.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 66 filings (660.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Avondale Estates

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Avondale Estates, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7,292 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 72.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 154.1% of renter households in 2007.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089023112

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023112?

Census tract 13089023112 in Avondale Estates scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13089023112?

Median gross rent is $1,133/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023112?

26.1% of residents in tract 13089023112 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,978.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023112?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 53th, minority 93th, housing 58th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089023112?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7,292 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089023112 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 72.38% of renter households, peaking at 154.1% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089023112 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089023112 compare to Avondale Estates overall?

Tract 13089023112 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Avondale Estates at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Avondale Estates; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Avondale Estates

Top eight tracts in Avondale Estates ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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