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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

Arbor West Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Fulton

Tract 13121010537 · Fulton County, GA · pop 4,243 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 5.5/10, tract 13121010537 in the Arbor West area of South Fulton, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,243. The severe-burden share is 40%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 16% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,247
Renter share30.6%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate27.4%
Median income$66,212

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Arbor West
Moderate
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 24 tracts In South Fulton
Very High
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
Elevated
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#352 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Fulton and the region

Centroid at 33.5560, -84.4728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arbor West scores 5.5

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
27.4% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,953 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Arbor West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Arbor West risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 0105374.1South Fultonparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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)

  • 590Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.8Avg 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 Arbor West

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $66,212, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Running hot, local political climate reads 8.7/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. Against the Fulton County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

SNAP participation runs 25.7% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 28.1% against 17.8% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,953, 15% above the South Fulton average.

On the national scale it lands near the 72nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13121010537

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010537?

Census tract 13121010537 in the Arbor West neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 13121010537?

Median gross rent is $1,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010537?

27.4% of residents in tract 13121010537 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,243.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010537?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 25th, minority 99th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 13121010537 considered part of Arbor West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010537 fall within Arbor West (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13121010537 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.1% 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. 17.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13121010537 compare to South Fulton overall?

Tract 13121010537 scores 5.5/10, 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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