Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Wedgewood Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Milton
Tract 13121011643 ·
Fulton County, GA · pop 4,376 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 13121011643 sits in Wedgewood Forest in Milton eviction risk, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #38,783 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,717 a month while the average household earns $89,629 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%Stable renters 57%Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units2,600
Renter share94.6%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$89,629
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Wedgewood Forest
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 11 tracts In Milton
Very High
Within county
45th percentile
#180 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
Moderate
Within state
28th percentile
#2,013 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milton and the region
Centroid at 34.0965, -84.2624 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wedgewood Forest scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Milton
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,717 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milton
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milton
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milton
3.3
How Wedgewood Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
27%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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)
401Total filings 2020-21
5.3Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
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.
8.8%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
15.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wedgewood Forest
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.8/10. 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 Milton 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 20th 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 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% 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 13121011643
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121011643?
Census tract 13121011643 in the Wedgewood Forest neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 13121011643?
Median gross rent is $1,717/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121011643?
10.9% of residents in tract 13121011643 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,376.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121011643?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 1th, minority 86th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 13121011643 considered part of Wedgewood Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121011643 fall within Wedgewood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121011643 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121011643 compare to Milton overall?
Tract 13121011643 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Milton at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Milton
Top eight tracts in Milton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.