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Neighborhood · Lithia Springs, GA

Tammy Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,700 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Tammy Heights maps to a single census tract in Lithia Springs, GA and houses 3,700 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a Lithia Springs baseline of 32.6%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.9/10. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

That places it #4 of 6 neighborhoods in Lithia Springs. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fairfax and Heritage Square. Average gross rent runs $1,429, close to the Lithia Springs average.

Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $57,310. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tammy Heights vs Lithia Springs How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.6% +52%
Lithia Springs: 32.6%
Average gross rent
$1,429 +2%
Lithia Springs: $1,402
Average HH income
$57,310 +4%
Lithia Springs: $54,982
Poverty rate
7.5% -61%
Lithia Springs: 19.3%
Renter share
46.5% -15%
Lithia Springs: 54.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tammy Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.5–4.5

Why Tammy Heights scores 4.5

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 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
47% renter households · Range 9.6–9.6 across tracts
9.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Economic stress
7.5% below poverty line · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Tammy Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Tammy Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.5Tammy HeightsNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Tammy Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13097080204 4.5 3,700 50% $1,429
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

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

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tammy Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Tammy Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Tammy Heights?

Tammy Heights scores 4.5/10 (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 Tammy Heights compare to Lithia Springs overall?

Tammy Heights scores 0.4 points higher than Lithia Springs overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,429 vs $1,402.
Q3

What is the average rent in Tammy Heights?

Average gross rent in Tammy Heights is $1,429/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Tammy Heights residents are renters?

47% of Tammy Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Lithia Springs). The neighborhood has 3,700 residents.
Q5

Is Tammy Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Tammy 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 Tammy Heights for landlords?

Tammy Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Lithia Springs as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Tammy Heights?

Tammy Heights has 3,770 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (52.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.7%), Hispanic / Latino (17.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Lithia Springs

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Tammy Heights.

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