Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 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 $1/10, tract 13121010537 in the Arbor West area of South Fulton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,243 residents. On the national scale it ranks #4,477 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,953 monthly, set against $66,212 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
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 parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.2
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 590Total filings 2020-21
- 7.8Avg 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.
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.
- 25.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.1%Food insecurity
- 25.7%SNAP enrollment
- 14.9%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Arbor West
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 South Fulton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fulton County average of 5.7 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 38th 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 25.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
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 4.2/10 (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 4.2/10, higher 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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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3
/ 10 · Low
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