Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgeview Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Sandy Springs
Tract 13121010129 · Fulton County, GA · pop 4,211 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Ridgeview Forest neighborhood of Sandy Springs, census tract 13121010129 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,728 a month while the average household earns $101,348 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 47%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units2,472
Renter share69.1%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$101,348
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sandy Springs and the region
Centroid at 33.9051, -84.3675 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgeview Forest scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sandy Springs
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,728 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sandy Springs
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sandy Springs
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sandy Springs
2.5
How Ridgeview Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 2,480Total filings 2020-21
- 32.6Avg 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 Ridgeview Forest. 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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 19.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgeview Forest
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.4/10. 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 Sandy Springs eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fulton County average of 5.7 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 13121010129
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010129?
Census tract 13121010129 in the Ridgeview Forest neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 13121010129?
Median gross rent is $1,728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010129?
10.6% of residents in tract 13121010129 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,211.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010129?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 11th, minority 58th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 13121010129 considered part of Ridgeview Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010129 fall within Ridgeview Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121010129 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121010129 compare to Sandy Springs overall?
Tract 13121010129 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Sandy Springs at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sandy Springs eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sandy Springs
Top eight tracts in Sandy Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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13121010214
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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Mill Glen
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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Chattahoochee Heights
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Misty Ridge
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Ridgeview Forest
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
North Shore
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
13121010218
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Mill Glen
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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