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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Kings Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13089023213 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 7,620 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 13089023213 in the Kings Ridge area of DeKalb County, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,620. Severe burden reaches 42%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 18% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,918
Renter share54.1%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$67,281

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Kings Ridge
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#146 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,618 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across DeKalb County and the region

Centroid at 33.7214, -84.2040 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kings Ridge scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,442 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Kings Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kings Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 0232134.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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)

  • 2,482Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 34.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 49.9%Peak (2004)
  • 251Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 13089023213
Filings dropped 39% over the past 8 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,253Total filings 2020-21
  • 16.5Avg 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 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

Within Kings Ridge. 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 Kings Ridge

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Cost burden runs 67% here against 52.2% across DeKalb County.

On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.4/10. SNAP participation runs 28.3% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

It sits 1.4 points above the DeKalb County average of 4.5. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 30.0% against 17.8% nationally.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,482 filings here across 8 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2004, when 49.9% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 34.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089023213

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023213?

Census tract 13089023213 in the Kings Ridge neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 13089023213?

Median gross rent is $1,442/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023213?

24.8% of residents in tract 13089023213 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,620.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023213?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 71th, minority 96th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 13089023213 considered part of Kings Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023213 fall within Kings Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089023213?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,482 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089023213 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 34.40% of renter households, peaking at 49.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13089023213 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.8% 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. 17.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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