Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally

Midtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta

Tract 13121001206 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,319 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 13121001206 sits in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It has a population of 3,319 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 40% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,013/month against a median household income of $121,361 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.0

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 24% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units2,646

Renter share39.7%

SVI overall0.05

Poverty rate16.5%

Median income$121,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Atlanta and the region

Centroid at 33.7795, -84.3850 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midtown scores 6.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Atlanta

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

16.5% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$2,013 rent vs county FMR

6.0

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 Midtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

17%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
90%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

835Total filings 2020-21
11.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-04-01

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 Midtown. 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.

7.8%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
16.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 13121001206

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121001206?

Census tract 13121001206 in the Midtown neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13121001206?

Median gross rent is $2,013/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13121001206?

16.5% of residents in tract 13121001206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,319.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13121001206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 0th, minority 50th, housing 49th.

Is tract 13121001206 considered part of Midtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121001206 fall within Midtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13121001206 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13121001206 compare to Atlanta overall?

Tract 13121001206 scores 6.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.9/10. 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.

Was tract 13121001206 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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