Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13067031118 · Cobb County, GA · pop 5,501 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 13067031118 reflects conditions in the Smyrna Heights neighborhood of Smyrna, Georgia. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,165 monthly, set against $123,272 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,328
Renter share30.6%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$123,272
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 33.8555, -84.5269 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna Heights scores 2.3
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
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,165 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 154Total filings over 1 yrs
- 18.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.6%Peak (2016)
- 154Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,082Total filings 2020-21
- 14.2Avg 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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 154 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 18.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.6% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 13067031118
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031118?
Census tract 13067031118 in the Smyrna Heights neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 13067031118?
Median gross rent is $2,165/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031118?
13.8% of residents in tract 13067031118 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,501.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031118?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 65th, minority 56th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 13067031118 considered part of Smyrna Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031118 fall within Smyrna Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13067031118?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 154 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13067031118 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.58% of renter households, peaking at 18.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13067031118 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13067031118 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 13067031118 scores 2.3/10, 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.
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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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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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