Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Grove Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13067031115 · Cobb County, GA · pop 3,982 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 13067031115 belongs to Smyrna Grove in Smyrna, Georgia. It is home to 3,982 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,686 monthly, set against $94,868 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,588
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$94,868
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 33.8752, -84.5515 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna Grove scores 2.6
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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,686 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 Smyrna Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 77Total filings over 1 yrs
- 14.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.1%Peak (2016)
- 77Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 249Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg 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 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.
- 14.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.0%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 13.8%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 24.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smyrna Grove
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 77 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 14.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.1% of renter households in 2016.
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 13067031115
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031115?
Census tract 13067031115 in the Smyrna Grove neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 13067031115?
Median gross rent is $1,686/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031115?
11.7% of residents in tract 13067031115 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,982.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031115?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 81th, minority 72th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 13067031115 considered part of Smyrna Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031115 fall within Smyrna Grove (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13067031115?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13067031115 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.08% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13067031115 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 13067031115 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 13067031115 scores 2.6/10, right in line with 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
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
The Battery Atlanta
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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