Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Battle Hill Haven Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121004000 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,770 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13121004000 (Battle Hill Haven in Atlanta, Georgia) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #23,378 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,094 a month against an average household income of $75,921 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,104
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$75,921
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7500, -84.4362 · click any tract to drill in
Why Battle Hill Haven scores 4.3
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
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,094 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Battle Hill Haven compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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
- 53%Grade C
- 10%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)
- 408Total filings over 5 yrs
- 18.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 28.7%Peak (2015)
- 93Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 289Total filings 2020-21
- 3.8Avg 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 Battle Hill Haven. 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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.7%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Battle Hill Haven
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.
Part of this tract, about 10% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 408 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 18.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.7% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121004000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121004000?
Census tract 13121004000 in the Battle Hill Haven neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 13121004000?
Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121004000?
18.7% of residents in tract 13121004000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,770.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121004000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 82th, minority 83th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 13121004000 considered part of Battle Hill Haven?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121004000 fall within Battle Hill Haven (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121004000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 408 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121004000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.69% of renter households, peaking at 28.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121004000 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121004000 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121004000 scores 4.3/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 13121004000 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. 10% 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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