Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Preston Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Alpharetta
Tract 13121011618 · Fulton County, GA · pop 4,826 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The Preston Ridge area of Alpharetta anchors census tract 13121011618, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #16,159 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,739 a month against an average household income of $157,708 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,608
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$157,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alpharetta and the region
Centroid at 34.0565, -84.2650 · click any tract to drill in
Why Preston Ridge scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alpharetta
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,739 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alpharetta
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alpharetta
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alpharetta
4.6
How Preston Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 231Total filings over 5 yrs
- 10.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.7%Peak (2015)
- 37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 167Total filings 2020-21
- 2.2Avg 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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Preston Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Preston Ridge
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Alpharetta 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 231 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 10.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.7% of renter households in 2015.
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 13121011618
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121011618?
Census tract 13121011618 in the Preston Ridge neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 average rent in tract 13121011618?
Median gross rent is $1,739/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121011618?
16.6% of residents in tract 13121011618 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,826.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121011618?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 29th, minority 63th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 13121011618 considered part of Preston Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121011618 fall within Preston Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121011618?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 231 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121011618 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.40% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121011618 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121011618 compare to Alpharetta overall?
Tract 13121011618 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Alpharetta at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alpharetta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Alpharetta
Top eight tracts in Alpharetta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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2.4
/ 10 · Low
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2
/ 10 · Low
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Surrey Place
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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Alpha Park
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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Surrey Place
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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Alpha Park
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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Sterling Heights
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · GA
13121011652
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
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