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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Eastland Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta

Tract 13089023702 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,992 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

13089023702 is a census tract in the Eastland Heights area of Atlanta, GA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 17% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,441
Renter share56.2%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$52,177

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Eastland Heights
Elevated
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#85 of 180 tracts In Atlanta
Moderate
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#60 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Elevated
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#511 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Atlanta and the region

Centroid at 33.7260, -84.3118 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastland Heights scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,148 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0

How Eastland Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Eastland Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 0237024.3Atlantaparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,205Total filings 2020-21
  • 15.9Avg 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 Eastland Heights. 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 Eastland Heights

Against DeKalb County at 52.2%, around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. At $1,148 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of Atlanta commands.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 27.3% against 14.2% nationally.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $52,177. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089023702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023702?

Census tract 13089023702 in the Eastland Heights neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 13089023702?

Median gross rent is $1,148/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023702?

16.0% of residents in tract 13089023702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,992.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 50th, minority 88th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 13089023702 considered part of Eastland Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023702 fall within Eastland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089023702 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.3% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089023702 compare to Atlanta overall?

Tract 13089023702 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Atlanta

Top eight tracts in Atlanta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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