4 census tracts · pop 17,846 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.2–4
Smyrna Heights spans 4 census tracts of Smyrna, GA and houses 17,846 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Smyrna baseline of 30.9%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 335 across 3 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 18.6% of renter households. SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. That places it #5 of 6 neighborhoods in Smyrna.
Judgments average 4.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Gilmore and Woodmere.
Against average income of $117,287, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Smyrna Heights vs SmyrnaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Smyrna Heights
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
335Total filings (sum)
16.23%Avg annual filing rate
18.6%Peak year (2016)
16.23%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,292Total filings 2020-21
8.7Avg 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 Smyrna Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.6%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
8.2%No health insurance
21.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Smyrna Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Smyrna Heights?
Smyrna Heights scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Smyrna Heights compare to Smyrna overall?
Smyrna Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Smyrna overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,838 vs $1,739.
Q3
What is the average rent in Smyrna Heights?
Average gross rent in Smyrna eviction risk Heights is $1,838/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Smyrna Heights residents are renters?
31% of Smyrna Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Smyrna). The neighborhood has 17,846 residents.
Q5
Is Smyrna Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Smyrna Heights sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Smyrna Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Smyrna Heights is census tract 13067031118 (score 4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Smyrna Heights for landlords?
Smyrna eviction risk Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Smyrna as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Smyrna Heights?
Smyrna Heights has 17,814 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
