Eviction Risk in Sylvan Hills , Atlanta
2 census tracts · pop 4,560 · pop-weighted composite 6.4/10 · range 6.1–6.5
Sylvan Hills is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Atlanta with 2 census tracts and a population of 4,560 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 38% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,050/month sits 39% lower than the Atlanta citywide median ($1,711).
Sylvan Hills vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Sylvan Hills vs Atlanta
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 4,731 residents across all tracts in Sylvan Hills. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 12.1%
- White (non-Hispanic) 14.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 69.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.8%
- Other / Multiracial 3.1%
2 tracts in Sylvan Hills
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13121007500 | 6.5 | 3,072 | 64% | $1,150 |
| 13121006601 | 6.1 | 1,488 | 41% | $845 |
CDC SVI percentile: 85
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Sylvan Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,024Total filings (sum)
- 26.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 44.6%Peak year (2014)
- 27.01%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,765Total filings 2020-21
- 14.3Avg 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).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sylvan Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 30.5%Housing insecurity
- 23.5%Utility shutoff threat
- 40.1%Food insecurity
- 41.2%SNAP enrollment
- 18.1%No health insurance
- 41.2%Any disability
About Sylvan Hills
What is the eviction-risk score for Sylvan Hills?
Sylvan Hills scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Sylvan Hills compare to Atlanta overall?
Sylvan Hills scores 1.5 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.9/10). Rent burden: 57% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,050 vs $1,711.
What is the median rent in Sylvan Hills?
Median gross rent in Sylvan Hills is $1,050/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Sylvan Hills residents are renters?
61% of Sylvan Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 4,560 residents.
Is Sylvan Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Sylvan Hills sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.