Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Ponderosa Eviction Risk: Lower , South Fulton
Tract 13121010531 · Fulton County, GA · pop 1,929 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in Ponderosa in South Fulton centers on tract 13121010531, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,929 residents. On the national scale it ranks #32,311 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $86,688 a year. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units814
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate0.8%
Median income$86,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
35
th percentile
Low
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Fulton and the region
Centroid at 33.5832, -84.5020 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ponderosa scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
0.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Ponderosa compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 599Total filings 2020-21
- 7.9Avg 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.
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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 9.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ponderosa
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Fulton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 24th 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 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% 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 13121010531
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010531?
Census tract 13121010531 in the Ponderosa neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 13121010531?
0.8% of residents in tract 13121010531 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,929.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010531?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 8th, minority 99th, housing 16th.
Q4
Is tract 13121010531 considered part of Ponderosa?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010531 fall within Ponderosa (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 13121010531 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13121010531 compare to South Fulton overall?
Tract 13121010531 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of South Fulton at 2.9/10. 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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13121010520
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Monterey
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Chippewa Forest
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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Bench Mark
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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