2 census tracts · pop 4,560 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Sylvan Hills takes in 2 census tracts of Atlanta, GA and houses 4,560 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Atlanta rate of 30.9%.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $1,050 a month, rents sit 39% under what the rest of Atlanta commands. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.2/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $36,511 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 21.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 30%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 28.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 2,024 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 44.6% of renter households.
With little internal variation, 5.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sylvan Hills vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
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
Frequently asked
About Sylvan Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sylvan Hills?
Sylvan Hills scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Sylvan Hills compare to Atlanta overall?
Sylvan Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,050 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sylvan Hills?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Sylvan Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sylvan Hills is census tract 13121007500 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Sylvan Hills for landlords?
Sylvan Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Atlanta as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sylvan Hills?
Sylvan Hills has 4,731 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
