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Neighborhood · Kennesaw, GA

Olmstead Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,631 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Olmstead is a one-tract neighborhood of Kennesaw, GA, population 5,631. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Cost burden runs 42% against 33.7% citywide, putting Olmstead 8.4% over its own city. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.

That places it #5 of 12 neighborhoods in Kennesaw. The closest comparables inside the same city are Prichard Park and Westover.

Average gross rent runs $1,814, close to the Kennesaw average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $101,618.

43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Olmstead vs Kennesaw How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.1% +25%
Kennesaw: 33.7%
Average gross rent
$1,814 -2%
Kennesaw: $1,845
Average HH income
$101,618 +27%
Kennesaw: $79,759
Poverty rate
15.0% +26%
Kennesaw: 11.9%
Renter share
42.6% +20%
Kennesaw: 35.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Olmstead and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.8–4.8

Why Olmstead scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Rent control risk
42% of income on rent · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
43% renter households · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Economic stress
15.0% below poverty line · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Risk score comparison

Olmstead vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Olmstead score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8OlmsteadNeighborhood4.2Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Olmstead

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13067030255 4.8 5,631 42% $1,814
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 62

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 31%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Olmstead

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 743Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.8Avg 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 Olmstead

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Olmstead

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Olmstead?

Olmstead scores 4.8/10 (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 Olmstead compare to Kennesaw overall?

Olmstead scores 0.6 points higher than Kennesaw overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,814 vs $1,845.
Q3

What is the average rent in Olmstead?

Average gross rent in Olmstead is $1,814/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Olmstead residents are renters?

43% of Olmstead households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Kennesaw). The neighborhood has 5,631 residents.
Q5

Is Olmstead a high social-vulnerability area?

Olmstead sits in the 62nd 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 Olmstead for landlords?

Olmstead carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Olmstead?

Olmstead has 5,189 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (35.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Hispanic / Latino (21.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Kennesaw

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Olmstead.

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