Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Leslie Eviction Risk: Moderate , Candler-McAfee
Tract 13089023506 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 6,126 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
13089023506 is a census tract in the Leslie area of Candler-McAfee, GA. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,126 residents. Against DeKalb County at 52.2%, 81% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate35.7%
Median income$65,724
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Candler-McAfee and the region
Centroid at 33.7262, -84.2416 · click any tract to drill in
Why Leslie scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Candler-McAfee
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
35.7% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$1,673 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Candler-McAfee
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Candler-McAfee
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Candler-McAfee
6.9
How Leslie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,867Total filings over 8 yrs
- 50.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 72.3%Peak (2004)
- 258Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,870Total filings 2020-21
- 24.6Avg 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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Leslie. 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.
- 22.9%Housing insecurity
- 17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.6%Food insecurity
- 28.0%SNAP enrollment
- 14.8%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Leslie
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.9/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10.
Food insecurity runs 28.6% against 17.8% nationally. Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
Court records carry 2,867 eviction filings across 8 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Average gross rent is $1,673, 12% above the Candler-McAfee average.
The worst year on record was 2004, when 72.3% of renter households were served.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089023506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023506?
Census tract 13089023506 in the Leslie neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 13089023506?
Median gross rent is $1,673/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023506?
35.7% of residents in tract 13089023506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,126.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 39th, minority 92th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 13089023506 considered part of Leslie?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023506 fall within Leslie (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089023506?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,867 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089023506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 50.44% of renter households, peaking at 72.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089023506 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.9% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089023506 compare to Candler-McAfee overall?
Tract 13089023506 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Candler-McAfee at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Candler-McAfee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Candler-McAfee
Top eight tracts in Candler-McAfee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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