Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Ben Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Atlanta
Tract 13121007711 ·
Fulton County, GA · pop 3,037 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 13121007711 in Ben Hill in Atlanta ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,037 residents. It lands near the 58th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $53,542 a year. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 42%Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,047
Renter share64.6%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$53,542
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#5 of 5 tracts In Ben Hill
Very Low
Within parent city
46th percentile
#98 of 180 tracts In Atlanta
Moderate
Within county
64th percentile
#118 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
Elevated
Within state
56th percentile
#1,222 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.6815, -84.5072 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ben Hill scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Ben Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
67%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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)
1,210Total filings 2020-21
15.9Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
23.0%Housing insecurity
14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
27.2%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
14.5%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
34.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ben Hill
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 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 74th 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 14.4% 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 13121007711
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121007711?
Census tract 13121007711 in the Ben Hill neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 13121007711?
6.7% of residents in tract 13121007711 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,037.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121007711?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 76th, minority 97th, housing 53th.
Q4
Is tract 13121007711 considered part of Ben Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121007711 fall within Ben Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 13121007711 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13121007711 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121007711 scores 3.9/10, 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.
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