Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Sylvan Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta
Tract 13121007500 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,072 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 13121007500 reflects conditions in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,150 a month while the average household earns $22,981 a year, roughly 60% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
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
98
th percentile
Very 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 6
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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 99th 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.
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.
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 13121007500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121007500?
Census tract 13121007500 in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 6/10, 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 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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