Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Collier Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121008204 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,763 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
13121008204 is a census tract in the Collier Heights area of Atlanta, GA. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,763 residents. 73% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Fulton County average of 46.8%.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,259
Renter share18.8%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate38.0%
Median income$42,513
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7665, -84.4823 · click any tract to drill in
Why Collier Heights 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
38.0% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
$1,080 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 Collier Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 554Total filings 2020-21
- 7.3Avg 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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Collier Heights. 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.
- 26.0%Housing insecurity
- 19.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.3%Food insecurity
- 33.3%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 14.3%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 38.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Collier Heights
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 9.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,080, 37% below the Atlanta average. The poverty rate is 38%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Food insecurity runs 33.3% against 17.8% nationally.
Against the Fulton County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 19% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 7.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121008204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121008204?
Census tract 13121008204 in the Collier Heights 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 13121008204?
Median gross rent is $1,080/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121008204?
38.0% of residents in tract 13121008204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,763.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121008204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 47th, minority 99th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 13121008204 considered part of Collier Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121008204 fall within Collier Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121008204 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.0% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121008204 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121008204 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.
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