1 census tracts · pop 2,624 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Big Shanty Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Kennesaw, GA and houses 2,624 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Kennesaw baseline of 33.7%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,354, 27% below the Kennesaw average of $1,845.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. That places it #4 of 12 neighborhoods in Kennesaw.
At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Deerfield and Abington Green score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $71,792.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 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
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Big Shanty Hills vs KennesawHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Big Shanty Hills
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
314Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg 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 Big Shanty Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.7%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
26.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Big Shanty Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Big Shanty Hills?
Big Shanty Hills scores 5.2/10 (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 Big Shanty Hills compare to Kennesaw overall?
Big Shanty Hills scores 1.0 points higher than Kennesaw overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,354 vs $1,845.
Q3
What is the average rent in Big Shanty Hills?
Average gross rent in Big Shanty Hills is $1,354/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Big Shanty Hills residents are renters?
28% of Big Shanty Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Kennesaw). The neighborhood has 2,624 residents.
Q5
Is Big Shanty Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Big Shanty Hills sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Big Shanty Hills for landlords?
Big Shanty Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Kennesaw as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Big Shanty Hills?
Big Shanty Hills has 2,845 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
