Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
West End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121006200 · Fulton County, GA · pop 1,509 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 13121006200 reflects conditions in West End in Atlanta, Georgia. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,279 a month against an average household income of $62,000 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units580
Renter share45.2%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$62,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7285, -84.4217 · click any tract to drill in
Why West End scores 4.2
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
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,279 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 West End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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
- 74%Grade C
- 3%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)
- 421Total filings over 5 yrs
- 27.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 39.1%Peak (2014)
- 80Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 300Total filings 2020-21
- 4.0Avg 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 West End. 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.
- 24.6%Housing insecurity
- 17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.6%Food insecurity
- 26.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.3%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West End
The heaviest input here is 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 421 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 27.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 39.1% of renter households in 2014.
Part of this tract, about 3% 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121006200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121006200?
Census tract 13121006200 in the West End neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 13121006200?
Median gross rent is $1,279/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121006200?
14.5% of residents in tract 13121006200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,509.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121006200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 50th, minority 90th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 13121006200 considered part of West End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121006200 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121006200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 421 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121006200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.82% of renter households, peaking at 39.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121006200 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.6% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121006200 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121006200 scores 4.2/10, 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 13121006200 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. 3% 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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