Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Sylvan Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121006601 · Fulton County, GA · pop 1,488 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Sylvan Hills in Atlanta is where census tract 13121006601 sits, home to 1,488 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $845 a month against an average household income of $64,444 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units832
Renter share46.3%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate26.5%
Median income$64,444
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7116, -84.4224 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sylvan Hills scores 4.9
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
26.5% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$845 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 Sylvan Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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
- 16%Grade B
- 29%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)
- 473Total filings over 5 yrs
- 25.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 32.1%Peak (2014)
- 113Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 79% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 287Total 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 Sylvan Hills. 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.
- 23.0%Housing insecurity
- 15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.6%Food insecurity
- 26.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.6%Transit barriers
- 15.0%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 34.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sylvan Hills
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.6/10. 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 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 55th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 13121006601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121006601?
Census tract 13121006601 in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 13121006601?
Median gross rent is $845/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121006601?
26.5% of residents in tract 13121006601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,488.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121006601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 7th, minority 81th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 13121006601 considered part of Sylvan Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121006601 fall within Sylvan Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121006601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 473 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121006601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.95% of renter households, peaking at 32.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121006601 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.0% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121006601 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121006601 scores 4.9/10, 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 13121006601 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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