Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Capitol View Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121006500 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,420 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13121006500 (the Capitol View area of Atlanta, Georgia) comes in at 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,611 monthly, set against $64,405 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,666
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$64,405
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7141, -84.4101 · click any tract to drill in
Why Capitol View scores 4.7
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
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,611 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Capitol View compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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
- 4%Grade B
- 26%Grade C
- 0%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
- 26.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 34.2%Peak (2015)
- 124Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 423Total filings 2020-21
- 5.6Avg 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 Capitol View. 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.
- 20.7%Housing insecurity
- 14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.7%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.2%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Capitol View
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 above 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 13121006500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121006500?
Census tract 13121006500 in the Capitol View neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 13121006500?
Median gross rent is $1,611/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121006500?
20.6% of residents in tract 13121006500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,420.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121006500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 72th, minority 85th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 13121006500 considered part of Capitol View?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121006500 fall within Capitol View (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121006500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 654 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121006500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.25% of renter households, peaking at 34.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121006500 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.7% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121006500 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121006500 scores 4.7/10, 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 13121006500 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. 0% 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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