Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Misty Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Sandy Springs
Tract 13121010212 · Fulton County, GA · pop 5,736 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
How risky is the Misty Ridge neighborhood of Sandy Springs for landlords? Census tract 13121010212 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.
About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,558 monthly, set against $90,893 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,534
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$90,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sandy Springs and the region
Centroid at 33.9022, -84.3843 · click any tract to drill in
Why Misty Ridge scores 2.9
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
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,558 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Misty Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 634Total filings over 5 yrs
- 21.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 48.2%Peak (2001)
- 51Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 78% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 823Total filings 2020-21
- 10.8Avg 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 Misty Ridge. 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.
- 14.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 10.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 17.6%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Misty Ridge
The heaviest input here 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 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 in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 634 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 21.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 48.2% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% 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 13121010212
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010212?
Census tract 13121010212 in the Misty Ridge neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 13121010212?
Median gross rent is $1,558/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010212?
16.0% of residents in tract 13121010212 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,736.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010212?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 73th, minority 67th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 13121010212 considered part of Misty Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010212 fall within Misty Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121010212?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 634 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121010212 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.75% of renter households, peaking at 48.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121010212 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.0% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121010212 compare to Sandy Springs overall?
Tract 13121010212 scores 2.9/10, higher than 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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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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