Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13067031112 · Cobb County, GA · pop 6,662 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
In the Smyrna Heights neighborhood of Smyrna, census tract 13067031112 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,841 a month against an average household income of $122,740 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,445
Renter share31.6%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$122,740
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
21
th percentile
Low
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 33.8669, -84.5087 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna Heights scores 1.7
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
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,841 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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)
- 100Total filings over 1 yrs
- 14.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.5%Peak (2016)
- 100Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 629Total filings 2020-21
- 8.3Avg 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 19.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smyrna Heights
The score leans hardest on 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 100 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 14.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.5% 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 13067031112
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031112?
Census tract 13067031112 in the Smyrna Heights neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 13067031112?
Median gross rent is $1,841/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031112?
6.2% of residents in tract 13067031112 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,662.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031112?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 59th, minority 68th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 13067031112 considered part of Smyrna Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031112 fall within Smyrna Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13067031112?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 100 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13067031112 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.45% of renter households, peaking at 14.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13067031112 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13067031112 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 13067031112 scores 1.7/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Smyrna
Top eight tracts in Smyrna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 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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Smyrna Grove
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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