Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Battle Hill Haven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta
Tract 13121008400 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,805 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
How risky is the Battle Hill Haven area of Atlanta for landlords? Census tract 13121008400 scores 6.7/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 91% of US census tracts.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $982 a month. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,585
Renter share37.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate42.9%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7619, -84.4356 · click any tract to drill in
Why Battle Hill Haven 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
42.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$982 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 Battle Hill Haven compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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
- 2%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)
- 1,687Total filings over 5 yrs
- 30.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 46.9%Peak (2001)
- 250Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 59% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,174Total filings 2020-21
- 15.5Avg 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 Battle Hill Haven. 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.
- 27.2%Housing insecurity
- 22.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.7%Food insecurity
- 36.3%SNAP enrollment
- 18.6%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Battle Hill Haven
What moves this score most is 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 71st 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 27.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 13121008400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121008400?
Census tract 13121008400 in the Battle Hill Haven 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 13121008400?
Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121008400?
42.9% of residents in tract 13121008400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121008400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 7th, minority 92th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 13121008400 considered part of Battle Hill Haven?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121008400 fall within Battle Hill Haven (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121008400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,687 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121008400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.65% of renter households, peaking at 46.9% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121008400 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.2% 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. 22.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121008400 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121008400 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 13121008400 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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