Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Orchard Knob Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121007302 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,447 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
In the Orchard Knob area of Atlanta, census tract 13121007302 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #35,572 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $547 monthly, set against $37,955 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,040
Renter share68.9%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate19.9%
Median income$37,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.6743, -84.3739 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orchard Knob scores 5
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
19.9% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$547 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 Orchard Knob compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,165Total filings 2020-21
- 15.3Avg 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.
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.
- 32.7%Housing insecurity
- 23.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.5%Food insecurity
- 40.8%SNAP enrollment
- 20.8%Transit barriers
- 18.9%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orchard Knob
What moves this score most 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 in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 32.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121007302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121007302?
Census tract 13121007302 in the Orchard Knob neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 13121007302?
Median gross rent is $547/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121007302?
19.9% of residents in tract 13121007302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,447.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121007302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 53th, minority 98th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 13121007302 considered part of Orchard Knob?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121007302 fall within Orchard Knob (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121007302 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.7% 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. 23.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121007302 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121007302 scores 5/10, 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.
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