Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Atlanta University Center Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13121004300 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,447 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
13121004300 is a census tract in the Atlanta University Center area of Atlanta, GA. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,447 residents. Severe burden reaches 39%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units620
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate26.6%
Median income$51,838
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7453, -84.4092 · click any tract to drill in
Why Atlanta University Center scores 5.7
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
26.6% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$996 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 Atlanta University Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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
- 3%Grade C
- 69%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)
- 654Total filings over 5 yrs
- 65.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 32.6%Peak (2015)
- 129Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 23% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 591Total filings 2020-21
- 7.8Avg 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 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.
- 23.9%Housing insecurity
- 14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.5%Food insecurity
- 21.9%SNAP enrollment
- 17.9%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 25.7%Frequent mental distress
- 29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Atlanta University Center
70% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Fulton County average of 46.8%. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.
Average gross rent is $996, 42% below the Atlanta average. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.5 points above the Fulton County average of 4.2.
Housing insecurity runs 23.9% against 14.2% nationally. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 654 filings here across 5 tracked years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2015 at 32.6% of renter households.
This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Atlanta. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121004300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121004300?
Census tract 13121004300 in the Atlanta University Center neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 13121004300?
Median gross rent is $996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121004300?
26.6% of residents in tract 13121004300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,447.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121004300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 3th, minority 84th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 13121004300 considered part of Atlanta University Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121004300 fall within Atlanta University Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121004300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 654 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121004300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 65.23% of renter households, peaking at 32.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121004300 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.9% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121004300 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121004300 scores 5.7/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 13121004300 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. 69% 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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