Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Sylvan Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121007500 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,072 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 13121007500 in the Sylvan Hills area of Atlanta, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,072. The severe-burden share is 49%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,527
Renter share68.3%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate31.8%
Median income$22,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.6949, -84.4129 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sylvan Hills 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
31.8% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$1,150 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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
- 0%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)
- 1,551Total filings over 5 yrs
- 26.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 44.6%Peak (2003)
- 214Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 53% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,478Total filings 2020-21
- 19.5Avg 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.
- 34.1%Housing insecurity
- 27.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.7%Food insecurity
- 48.3%SNAP enrollment
- 23.8%Transit barriers
- 19.6%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 44.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sylvan Hills
Set annual rent against average income of $22,981 and the ratio lands at 60%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Fulton County average of 46.8%.
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Housing insecurity runs 34.1% against 14.2% nationally. At $1,150 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of Atlanta commands.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Against the Fulton County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Disability prevalence runs 44.6% against 31.5% nationally.
Court records carry 1,551 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Filings peaked in 2003 at 44.6% of renter households. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.
In a typical year about 26.6% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121007500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121007500?
Census tract 13121007500 in the Sylvan Hills 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 13121007500?
Median gross rent is $1,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121007500?
31.8% of residents in tract 13121007500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,072.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121007500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 97th, minority 92th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 13121007500 considered part of Sylvan Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121007500 fall within Sylvan Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121007500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,551 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121007500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.64% of renter households, peaking at 44.6% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121007500 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.1% 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. 27.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121007500 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121007500 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 13121007500 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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