Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
The Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Atlanta
Tract 13121009604 ·
Fulton County, GA · pop 2,879 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the The Hill area of Atlanta, census tract 13121009604 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,990 a month while the average household earns $74,338 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%Stable renters 30%Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units2,078
Renter share64.8%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$74,338
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33th percentile
#5 of 7 tracts In The Hill
Low
Within parent city
42th percentile
#105 of 180 tracts In Atlanta
Moderate
Within county
60th percentile
#130 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
Elevated
Within state
52th percentile
#1,353 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.8326, -84.3764 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Hill scores 3.7
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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,990 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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 The Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
28%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
22%Grade A
36%Grade B
30%Grade C
9%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
770Total filings 2020-21
10.1Avg 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.
7.2%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
14.5%Frequent mental distress
18.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Hill
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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.
Part of this tract, about 9% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 13121009604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121009604?
Census tract 13121009604 in the The Hill neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 average rent in tract 13121009604?
Median gross rent is $1,990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121009604?
9.1% of residents in tract 13121009604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,879.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121009604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 5th, minority 32th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 13121009604 considered part of The Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121009604 fall within The Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121009604 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121009604 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121009604 scores 3.7/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 13121009604 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 9% 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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