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Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Big Shanty Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kennesaw

Tract 13067030260 · Cobb County, GA · pop 2,624 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 13067030260 covers part of the Big Shanty Hills area of Kennesaw, GA, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,624. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,145
Renter share27.9%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$71,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Big Shanty Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 16 tracts In Kennesaw
Elevated
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 186 tracts In Cobb County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#554 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kennesaw and the region

Centroid at 34.0316, -84.6394 · click any tract to drill in

Why Big Shanty Hills scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kennesaw
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,354 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kennesaw
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kennesaw
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kennesaw
6.9

How Big Shanty Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Big Shanty Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0302604.2Kennesawparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 314Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Big Shanty Hills

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10.

At $1,354 a month, rents run 27% under what the rest of Kennesaw commands. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. Against the Cobb County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $71,792. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13067030260

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067030260?

Census tract 13067030260 in the Big Shanty Hills neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 13067030260?

Median gross rent is $1,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13067030260?

11.5% of residents in tract 13067030260 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,624.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13067030260?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 2th, minority 72th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 13067030260 considered part of Big Shanty Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067030260 fall within Big Shanty Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13067030260 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13067030260 compare to Kennesaw overall?

Tract 13067030260 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kennesaw at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kennesaw eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kennesaw

Top eight tracts in Kennesaw ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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