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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,832 of 84,120 nationally

Collier Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta

Tract 13121008602 · Fulton County, GA · pop 1,298 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 13121008602 sits in the Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It has a population of 1,298 and an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 34% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,549/month against a median household income of $42,321 — roughly 44% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 17% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units530
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate30.4%
Median income$42,321

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 3 tracts In Collier Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank — 89th percentileBottomTop
#20 of 180 tracts In Atlanta
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank — 90th percentileBottomTop
#34 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank — 89th percentileBottomTop
#312 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Atlanta and the region

Centroid at 33.7929, -84.4901 · click any tract to drill in

Why Collier Heights scores 6.6

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
30.4% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,549 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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.
Collier Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 008602Atlanta: 4.94.9Atlantaparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,178Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 49.29%Avg annual filing rate
  • 39.4%Peak (2001)
  • 139Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 131210086022001: 332 filings (39.43/100 renter HHs)2003: 266 filings (31.59/100 renter HHs)2014: 242 filings (79.34/100 renter HHs)2015: 199 filings (65.25/100 renter HHs)2016: 139 filings (30.82/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 58% over the past 5 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 632Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 13121008602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121008602?

Census tract 13121008602 in the Collier Heights neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 13121008602?

Median gross rent is $1,549/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13121008602?

30.4% of residents in tract 13121008602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,298.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13121008602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 81th, minority 93th, housing 53th.

Q5

Is tract 13121008602 considered part of Collier Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121008602 fall within Collier Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121008602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,178 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121008602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 49.29% of renter households, peaking at 39.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 13121008602 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.4% 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. 26.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 13121008602 compare to Atlanta overall?

Tract 13121008602 scores 6.6/10 — higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.9/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Atlanta

Top eight tracts in Atlanta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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