1 census tracts · pop 3,881 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Westwood Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Douglasville, GA and houses 3,881 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Douglasville rate of 30.7%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. SNAP participation is 23.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
That places it #8 of 12 neighborhoods in Douglasville. For a like-for-like read, Tributary and The Willows score within a fraction of it.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,558, close to the Douglasville average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $77,981. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood Heights vs DouglasvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.4%Housing insecurity
15.8%Utility shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
15.4%No health insurance
33.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood Heights?
Westwood Heights scores 4.2/10 (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 Westwood Heights compare to Douglasville overall?
Westwood Heights scores 0.3 points lower than Douglasville overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,558 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood Heights?
Average gross rent in Westwood Heights is $1,558/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood Heights residents are renters?
37% of Westwood Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Douglasville). The neighborhood has 3,881 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood Heights sits in the 60th 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 Westwood Heights for landlords?
Westwood Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Douglasville as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood Heights?
Westwood Heights has 4,282 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Hispanic / Latino (17.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Douglasville
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Westwood Heights.
