Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
South Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta
Tract 13121003500 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,904 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 13121003500 sits in the South Downtown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It has a population of 2,904 and an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). 63% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,802/month against a median household income of $53,420 — roughly 40% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,622
Renter share83.0%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate43.3%
Median income$53,420
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7509, -84.3917 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Downtown scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
43.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,802 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 South Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 0%Grade C
- 2%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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 760Total filings over 5 yrs
- 35.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 45.5%Peak (2003)
- 98Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,162Total filings 2020-21
- 28.5Avg 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.
- 25.4%Housing insecurity
- 18.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.0%Food insecurity
- 26.2%SNAP enrollment
- 16.9%Transit barriers
- 20.0%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 13121003500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121003500?
Census tract 13121003500 in the South Downtown neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13121003500?
Median gross rent is $1,802/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121003500?
43.3% of residents in tract 13121003500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,904.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121003500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 1th, minority 87th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 13121003500 considered part of South Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121003500 fall within South Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121003500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 760 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121003500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 35.38% of renter households, peaking at 45.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121003500 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.4% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121003500 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121003500 scores 6.9/10 — 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.
Q9
Was tract 13121003500 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 2% 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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