Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Deerwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Fulton
Tract 13121010538 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,976 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 13121010538 covers part of the Deerwood Park area of South Fulton, GA, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,976 residents. Against Fulton County at 46.8%, 29% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,348
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$77,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Fulton and the region
Centroid at 33.5480, -84.5044 · click any tract to drill in
Why Deerwood Park 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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$395 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Deerwood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 340Total filings 2020-21
- 4.5Avg 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.
- 18.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.7%Food insecurity
- 17.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 12.9%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Deerwood Park
At $395 a month, rents run 77% under what the rest of South Fulton commands. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8.7/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.9/10.
Rent consumes only 6% of average household income of $77,500, an unusually wide affordability cushion. It tracks the Fulton County average of 4.2 closely. 29% 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 13121010538
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010538?
Census tract 13121010538 in the Deerwood Park 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 13121010538?
Median gross rent is $395/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010538?
9.3% of residents in tract 13121010538 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,976.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010538?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 28th, minority 90th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 13121010538 considered part of Deerwood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121010538 fall within Deerwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121010538 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.3% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121010538 compare to South Fulton overall?
Tract 13121010538 scores 4.2/10, right in line with 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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5.4
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