Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Dakota Mill Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Buford
Tract 13135050611 · Gwinnett County, GA · pop 3,700 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Dakota Mill Creek neighborhood of Buford is where census tract 13135050611 sits, home to 3,700 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,829 a month against an average household income of $89,795 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,532
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$89,795
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Buford and the region
Centroid at 34.0474, -83.9740 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dakota Mill Creek scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Buford
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,829 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Buford
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Buford
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Buford
5.0
How Dakota Mill Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 1,192Total filings 2020-21
- 15.7Avg 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 Dakota Mill Creek. 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 22.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dakota Mill Creek
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Buford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Gwinnett County average of 5.8 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 White and Black and ranks around the 19th 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 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% 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 13135050611
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13135050611?
Census tract 13135050611 in the Dakota Mill Creek neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 13135050611?
Median gross rent is $1,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13135050611?
4.5% of residents in tract 13135050611 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,700.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13135050611?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 10th, minority 69th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 13135050611 considered part of Dakota Mill Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13135050611 fall within Dakota Mill Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13135050611 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13135050611 compare to Buford overall?
Tract 13135050611 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Buford at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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