Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13067031110 · Cobb County, GA · pop 3,258 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 13067031110, home to 3,258 residents in the Smyrna Heights neighborhood of Smyrna, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 58% of US census tracts.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,571 monthly, set against $108,672 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,293
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$108,672
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 33.8769, -84.5233 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna Heights scores 2.1
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
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,571 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 81Total filings over 1 yrs
- 15.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.9%Peak (2016)
- 81Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 344Total filings 2020-21
- 4.5Avg 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 Heights. 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 21.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smyrna Heights
What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Cobb County average of 5.5 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 81 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 15.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.9% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13067031110
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031110?
Census tract 13067031110 in the Smyrna Heights neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 13067031110?
Median gross rent is $1,571/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031110?
8.0% of residents in tract 13067031110 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,258.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031110?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 48th, minority 63th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 13067031110 considered part of Smyrna Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031110 fall within Smyrna Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13067031110?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 81 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13067031110 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.88% of renter households, peaking at 15.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13067031110 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13067031110 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 13067031110 scores 2.1/10, lower 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.
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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Smyrna Grove
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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