Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Cherokee Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Panthersville
Tract 13089023444 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,072 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
How risky is the Cherokee Forest neighborhood of Panthersville for landlords? Census tract 13089023444 scores 7.8/10, the Elevated tier. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,436 a month while the average household earns $67,250 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units903
Renter share43.1%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate40.1%
Median income$67,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Panthersville and the region
Centroid at 33.6598, -84.3295 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cherokee Forest scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Panthersville
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
40.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,436 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Panthersville
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Panthersville
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Panthersville
8.4
How Cherokee Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 1,245Total filings 2020-21
- 16.4Avg 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.
- 26.6%Housing insecurity
- 20.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.3%Food insecurity
- 33.7%SNAP enrollment
- 17.5%Transit barriers
- 15.1%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Forest
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 inherited from Panthersville, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 13089023444
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023444?
Census tract 13089023444 in the Cherokee Forest neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 13089023444?
Median gross rent is $1,436/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023444?
40.1% of residents in tract 13089023444 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,072.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023444?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 88th, minority 90th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 13089023444 considered part of Cherokee Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023444 fall within Cherokee Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089023444 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.6% 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. 20.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089023444 compare to Panthersville overall?
Tract 13089023444 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Panthersville at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Panthersville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Panthersville
Top eight tracts in Panthersville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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