Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Preston Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Alpharetta
Tract 13121011636 · Fulton County, GA · pop 1,900 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up Preston Ridge in Alpharetta, census tract 13121011636 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #32,315 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,797 a month against an average household income of $97,574 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 54%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units842
Renter share90.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$97,574
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alpharetta and the region
Centroid at 34.0724, -84.2590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Preston Ridge scores 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
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,797 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 277Total filings 2020-21
- 3.6Avg 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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 20.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Preston Ridge
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as the Fulton County average of 5.7 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 28th 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 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121011636
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121011636?
Census tract 13121011636 in the Preston Ridge neighborhood scores 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 13121011636?
Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121011636?
3.8% of residents in tract 13121011636 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,900.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121011636?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 6th, minority 93th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 13121011636 considered part of Preston Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121011636 fall within Preston Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121011636 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121011636 compare to Alpharetta overall?
Tract 13121011636 scores 2/10, lower than 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.
Tract · GA
Jamestowne
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Preston Ridge
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Alpha Park
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · GA
Surrey Place
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · GA
Surrey Place
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · GA
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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