Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Smoke Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Fulton
Tract 13121010532 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,007 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 13121010532 covers part of the Smoke Ridge area of South Fulton, GA, and scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,007. Severe burden reaches 64%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,233
Renter share47.5%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$67,166
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Fulton and the region
Centroid at 33.5713, -84.5096 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smoke Ridge scores 4.6
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
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,519 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 Smoke Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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)
- 1,689Total filings 2020-21
- 22.2Avg 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.
- 26.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.2%Food insecurity
- 28.4%SNAP enrollment
- 15.9%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smoke Ridge
Against Fulton County at 46.8%, 79% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.7/10.
SNAP participation runs 28.4% against 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Average gross rent is $1,519, 11% below the South Fulton average.
Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Fulton County average of 4.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $67,166.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121010532
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010532?
Census tract 13121010532 in the Smoke Ridge neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 13121010532?
Median gross rent is $1,519/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010532?
11.1% of residents in tract 13121010532 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,007.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010532?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 97th, minority 100th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 13121010532 considered part of Smoke Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010532 fall within Smoke Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121010532 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.5% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121010532 compare to South Fulton overall?
Tract 13121010532 scores 4.6/10, 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.
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