1 census tracts · pop 2,975 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Embrey Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Jonesboro, GA, population 2,975. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.9/10. At $791 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Jonesboro commands.
The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 17.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #3 of 6 neighborhoods in Jonesboro.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 40% of renter households. The closest comparables inside the same city are Emerald Hills and Briargate. Against average income of $59,583, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Embrey Hills vs JonesboroHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Embrey Hills
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
292Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Embrey Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.0%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility shutoff threat
24.4%Food insecurity
19.1%SNAP enrollment
17.3%No health insurance
32.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Embrey Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Embrey Hills?
Embrey Hills scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Embrey Hills compare to Jonesboro overall?
Embrey Hills scores 0.0 points higher than Jonesboro overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $791 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Embrey Hills?
Average gross rent in Embrey Hills is $791/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Embrey Hills residents are renters?
33% of Embrey Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Jonesboro). The neighborhood has 2,975 residents.
Q5
Is Embrey Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Embrey Hills sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Embrey Hills for landlords?
Embrey Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jonesboro as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Embrey Hills?
Embrey Hills has 3,416 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.6%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
