1 census tracts · pop 5,934 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Hickory Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Snellville, GA, population 5,934. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Snellville baseline of 28.9%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,392, 23% below the Snellville average of $1,818.
16% 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. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 1,997 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 28.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 26.4% in 2016 against a 28.8% peak. That places it #1 of 12 neighborhoods in Snellville. The closest comparables inside the same city are Falcon Ridge and Carrington Village.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $68,772.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hickory Hills vs SnellvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hickory Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,997Total filings (sum)
24.80%Avg annual filing rate
28.8%Peak year (2012)
26.35%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,191Total filings 2020-21
15.7Avg 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 Hickory Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.6%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility shutoff threat
22.6%Food insecurity
18.4%SNAP enrollment
15.4%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hickory Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hickory Hills?
Hickory Hills scores 4.4/10 (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 Hickory Hills compare to Snellville overall?
Hickory Hills scores 0.8 points higher than Snellville overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,392 vs $1,818.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hickory Hills?
Average gross rent in Hickory Hills is $1,392/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hickory Hills residents are renters?
41% of Hickory Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 22% in Snellville). The neighborhood has 5,934 residents.
Q5
Is Hickory Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Hickory Hills sits in the 77th 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
How safe is Hickory Hills for landlords?
Hickory Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Snellville as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hickory Hills?
Hickory Hills has 5,718 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
