Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Smyrna Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13067031122 · Cobb County, GA · pop 2,425 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 13067031122 belongs to Smyrna Heights in Smyrna, Georgia. It is home to 2,425 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,446 a month while the average household earns $100,306 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,071
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$100,306
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
32
th percentile
Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 33.8914, -84.5114 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smyrna Heights scores 2
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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,446 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 237Total filings 2020-21
- 3.1Avg 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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 20.0%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 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 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 4th 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.
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 13067031122
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031122?
Census tract 13067031122 in the Smyrna Heights neighborhood scores 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 13067031122?
Median gross rent is $1,446/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031122?
3.6% of residents in tract 13067031122 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,425.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031122?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 4th, minority 63th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 13067031122 considered part of Smyrna Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031122 fall within Smyrna Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13067031122 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13067031122 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 13067031122 scores 2/10, 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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Smyrna Grove
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Smyrna Grove
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Gilmore
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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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
Smyrna Grove
2.6
/ 10 · Low
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