Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Alpharetta
Tract 13121011642 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,301 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 13121011642 belongs to Sterling Heights in Alpharetta, Georgia. It is home to 3,301 residents and scores 5.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,407 a month against an average household income of $127,266 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,233
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$127,266
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alpharetta and the region
Centroid at 34.0850, -84.2831 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sterling Heights scores 1.4
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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,407 rent vs county FMR
8.2
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 Sterling Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 47Total filings 2020-21
- 0.6Avg 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.
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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sterling Heights
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.2/10. 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 12th 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 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 13121011642
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121011642?
Census tract 13121011642 in the Sterling Heights neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 13121011642?
Median gross rent is $2,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121011642?
4.0% of residents in tract 13121011642 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,301.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121011642?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 5th, minority 69th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 13121011642 considered part of Sterling Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121011642 fall within Sterling Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121011642 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121011642 compare to Alpharetta overall?
Tract 13121011642 scores 1.4/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Alpharetta
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/ 10 · Low
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2
/ 10 · Low
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1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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/ 10 · Very Low
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13121011652
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
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