Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13067031101 · Cobb County, GA · pop 6,966 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13067031101 (Smyrna Grove in Smyrna, Georgia) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,551 a month against an average household income of $62,591 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,640
Renter share60.6%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$62,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 33.8927, -84.5284 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna Grove scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smyrna
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,551 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smyrna
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smyrna
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smyrna
5.5
How Smyrna Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 189Total filings over 1 yrs
- 15.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.5%Peak (2016)
- 189Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,479Total filings 2020-21
- 19.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Smyrna Grove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.5%Food insecurity
- 19.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 18.2%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smyrna Grove
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cobb County average of 5.5 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 189 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 15.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.5% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13067031101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031101?
Census tract 13067031101 in the Smyrna Grove neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13067031101?
Median gross rent is $1,551/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031101?
21.1% of residents in tract 13067031101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,966.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 60th, minority 78th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 13067031101 considered part of Smyrna Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031101 fall within Smyrna Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13067031101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 189 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13067031101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.50% of renter households, peaking at 15.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13067031101 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13067031101 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 13067031101 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Smyrna at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smyrna
Top eight tracts in Smyrna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · GA
Smyrna Grove
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Gilmore
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
The Battery Atlanta
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Smyrna Grove
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Smyrna Grove
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
13067031121
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Smyrna Grove
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
The Battery Atlanta
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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