Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Atlanta University Center Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13121003700 · Fulton County, GA · pop 191 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 13121003700 in the Atlanta University Center neighborhood of Atlanta ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 191 residents. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 15% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 85%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units233
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate52.7%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7490, -84.4101 · click any tract to drill in
Why Atlanta University Center scores 4.4
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
52.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Atlanta University Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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
- 100%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
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)
- 194Total filings over 4 yrs
- 11.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.3%Peak (2003)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 99% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 208Total filings 2020-21
- 2.7Avg 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 Atlanta University Center. 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.
- 20.1%Housing insecurity
- 16.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.1%Food insecurity
- 38.2%SNAP enrollment
- 16.2%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 52.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Atlanta University Center
The score leans hardest on 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 Atlanta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Fulton County average of 5.7 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 100% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121003700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121003700?
Census tract 13121003700 in the Atlanta University Center neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 13121003700?
52.7% of residents in tract 13121003700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 191.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121003700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 22th, minority 93th, housing 35th.
Q4
Is tract 13121003700 considered part of Atlanta University Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121003700 fall within Atlanta University Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121003700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 13121003700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.62% of renter households, peaking at 19.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121003700 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.1% 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. 16.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121003700 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121003700 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 3.4/10. 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.
Q8
Was tract 13121003700 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. 100% 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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