Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Cabbagetown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121011902 · Fulton County, GA · pop 1,263 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 13121011902 runs through the Cabbagetown area of Atlanta. With 1,263 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,429 a month. About 92% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 56%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units819
Renter share92.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate30.0%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7525, -84.3724 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cabbagetown scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
30.0% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$1,429 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0
How Cabbagetown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 467Total filings 2020-21
- 6.1Avg 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 Cabbagetown. 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.
- 20.5%Housing insecurity
- 14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.6%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cabbagetown
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.5/10. 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 Atlanta 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.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 13121011902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121011902?
Census tract 13121011902 in the Cabbagetown neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 13121011902?
Median gross rent is $1,429/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121011902?
30.0% of residents in tract 13121011902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,263.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121011902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 73th, minority 74th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 13121011902 considered part of Cabbagetown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121011902 fall within Cabbagetown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13121011902 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.5% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13121011902 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121011902 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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