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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Chippewa Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Fulton

Tract 13121010517 · Fulton County, GA · pop 5,427 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 13121010517 covers part of the Chippewa Forest area of South Fulton, GA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,427 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 21% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,912
Renter share46.5%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$67,434

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Chippewa Forest
Moderate
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 24 tracts In South Fulton
High
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#96 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
Elevated
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#398 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Fulton and the region

Centroid at 33.5711, -84.4652 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chippewa Forest scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Fulton
8.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,622 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Fulton
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Fulton
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Fulton
6.0

How Chippewa Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chippewa Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0105174.1South Fultonparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

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)

  • 960Total filings 2020-21
  • 12.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chippewa Forest

The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.7/10. Against Fulton County at 46.8%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.

SNAP participation runs 28.4% against 15.2% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.

It sits 1.2 points above the Fulton County average of 4.2. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10.

Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,622, close to the South Fulton average.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $67,434.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13121010517

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010517?

Census tract 13121010517 in the Chippewa Forest neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 13121010517?

Median gross rent is $1,622/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010517?

18.0% of residents in tract 13121010517 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,427.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010517?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 46th, minority 99th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 13121010517 considered part of Chippewa Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010517 fall within Chippewa Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13121010517 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.0% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13121010517 compare to South Fulton overall?

Tract 13121010517 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of South Fulton at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Fulton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Fulton

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

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