Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Sheffield Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norcross
Tract 13135050329 · Gwinnett County, GA · pop 2,385 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.9/10 for census tract 13135050329 reflects conditions in the Sheffield Forest neighborhood of Norcross, Georgia. On the national scale it ranks #5,588 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,655 monthly, set against $47,600 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 94% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units875
Renter share93.6%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$47,600
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norcross and the region
Centroid at 33.9179, -84.2039 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sheffield Forest scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norcross
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
19.8% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,655 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norcross
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norcross
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norcross
7.4
How Sheffield Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 562Total filings 2020-21
- 7.4Avg 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 Sheffield Forest. 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.
- 30.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.6%Food insecurity
- 27.7%SNAP enrollment
- 17.8%Transit barriers
- 31.8%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sheffield Forest
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 Norcross, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Gwinnett County average of 5.8 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 30.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 82nd 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.
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 13135050329
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13135050329?
Census tract 13135050329 in the Sheffield Forest neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 13135050329?
Median gross rent is $1,655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13135050329?
19.8% of residents in tract 13135050329 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,385.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13135050329?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 59th, minority 92th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 13135050329 considered part of Sheffield Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13135050329 fall within Sheffield Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13135050329 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.1% 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. 17.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13135050329 compare to Norcross overall?
Tract 13135050329 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Norcross at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norcross; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Norcross
Top eight tracts in Norcross ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · GA
Oakbrook Station
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Oakbrook Station
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Stonewood
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Sheffield Forest
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Oakbrook Station
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Stonewood
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Sheffield Forest
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Covered Bridge
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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