Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Tamarack Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13089023438 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,769 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 13089023438 belongs to Tamarack in DeKalb, Georgia. It is home to 3,769 residents and scores 5.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,806 a month against an average household income of $66,336 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,603
Renter share18.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate21.6%
Median income$66,336
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across DeKalb County and the region
Centroid at 33.6790, -84.2603 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tamarack scores 4.3
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
21.6% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,806 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Tamarack compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 1,158Total filings 2020-21
- 15.2Avg 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.
- 25.6%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.8%Food insecurity
- 26.9%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 12.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tamarack
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 below the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 50th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089023438
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023438?
Census tract 13089023438 in the Tamarack neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 13089023438?
Median gross rent is $1,806/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023438?
21.6% of residents in tract 13089023438 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,769.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023438?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 7th, minority 99th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 13089023438 considered part of Tamarack?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023438 fall within Tamarack (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089023438 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.6% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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