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The Battery Atlanta Eviction Risk: Lower , Smyrna

Tract 13067031114 · Cobb County, GA · pop 6,601 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 13067031114 sits in The Battery Atlanta in Smyrna eviction risk, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,682 a month against an average household income of $66,691 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 49% Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units3,610
Renter share81.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$66,691

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In The Battery Atlanta
Very High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 20 tracts In Smyrna
High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 186 tracts In Cobb County
High
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#1,650 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Smyrna and the region

Centroid at 33.8912, -84.4856 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Battery Atlanta scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,682 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 The Battery Atlanta compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Battery Atlanta risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 031114Smyrna: 2.52.5Smyrnaparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 270Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 9.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.1%Peak (2016)
  • 270Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 2,801Total filings 2020-21
  • 36.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 65 filings (650.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 81 filings (810.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 55 filings (550.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 54 filings (540.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 46 filings (460.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 36 filings (360.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 97 filings (970.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 71 filings (710.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 82 filings (820.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 73 filings (730.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 60 filings (600.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 48 filings (480.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 72 filings (720.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 45 filings (450.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 56 filings (560.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 22 filings (220.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 53 filings (530.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 59 filings (590.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 55 filings (550.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 46 filings (460.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 30 filings (300.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 41 filings (410.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 46 filings (460.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 43 filings (430.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 40 filings (400.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 43 filings (430.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 36 filings (360.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 32 filings (320.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 41 filings (410.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 32 filings (320.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 43 filings (430.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 The Battery Atlanta. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Battery Atlanta

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 Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 13067031114

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031114?

Census tract 13067031114 in the The Battery Atlanta neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 13067031114?

Median gross rent is $1,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031114?

12.5% of residents in tract 13067031114 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,601.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031114?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 7th, minority 82th, housing 30th.
Q5

Is tract 13067031114 considered part of The Battery Atlanta?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031114 fall within The Battery Atlanta (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13067031114?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 270 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13067031114 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.14% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13067031114 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13067031114 compare to Smyrna overall?

Tract 13067031114 scores 3.2/10, 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.

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