Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Chimney Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13089023436 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,319 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Chimney Ridge in DeKalb is where census tract 13089023436 sits, home to 3,319 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
13% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,744 monthly, set against $82,947 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,021
Renter share34.1%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$82,947
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across DeKalb County and the region
Centroid at 33.6612, -84.2376 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chimney Ridge scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,744 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Chimney Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 469Total filings 2020-21
- 6.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 21.7%Housing insecurity
- 14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.6%Food insecurity
- 19.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chimney Ridge
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Georgia eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089023436
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023436?
Census tract 13089023436 in the Chimney Ridge neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 13089023436?
Median gross rent is $1,744/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023436?
8.8% of residents in tract 13089023436 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,319.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023436?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 24th, minority 98th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 13089023436 considered part of Chimney Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023436 fall within Chimney Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089023436 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.7% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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