Neighborhood · Blytheville, AR

Blytheville Commercial Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,150 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5–6.5

Blytheville Commercial Historic District is a black-white neighborhood in Blytheville with 2 census tracts and a population of 6,150 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $763/month sits 11% lower than the Blytheville citywide average ($855).

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

2 tracts · population-weighted

Blytheville Commercial Historic District vs Blytheville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

52.7% +49%

Blytheville: 35.4%

Average gross rent

$763 -11%

Blytheville: $855

Average HH income

$40,428 -19%

Blytheville: $49,928

Poverty rate

21.5% -4%

Blytheville: 22.4%

Renter share

46.6% -6%

Blytheville: 49.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Blytheville Commercial Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5–6.5

Why Blytheville Commercial Historic District scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Rent control risk

53% of income on rent · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

47% renter households · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts

8.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts

7.6

Economic stress

21.5% below poverty line · Range 2.8–10.0 across tracts

4.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–6.2 across tracts

4.0

Risk score comparison

Blytheville Commercial Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

2 tracts in Blytheville Commercial Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
05093010100	6.5	1,559	70%	$950
05093010200	5	4,591	47%	$699

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 76%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 88%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Blytheville Commercial Historic District

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

16Total filings (sum)
0.19%Avg annual filing rate
0.3%Peak year (2002)
0.22%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blytheville Commercial Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

24.3%Housing insecurity
18.9%Utility shutoff threat
31.4%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
12.9%No health insurance
43.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Blytheville Commercial Historic District

What is the eviction-risk score for Blytheville Commercial Historic District?

Blytheville Commercial Historic District scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Blytheville Commercial Historic District compare to Blytheville overall?

Blytheville Commercial Historic District scores 2.5 points higher than Blytheville overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $763 vs $855.

What is the average rent in Blytheville Commercial Historic District?

Average gross rent in Blytheville eviction risk Commercial Historic District is $763/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Blytheville Commercial Historic District residents are renters?

47% of Blytheville Commercial Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Blytheville). The neighborhood has 6,150 residents.

Is Blytheville Commercial Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Blytheville Commercial Historic District sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Blytheville Commercial Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Blytheville Commercial Historic District is census tract 05093010100 (score 6.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 6.5, a spread of 1.5 points.

How safe is Blytheville Commercial Historic District for landlords?

Blytheville eviction risk Commercial Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Blytheville as a whole (2.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Blytheville Commercial Historic District?

Blytheville Commercial Historic District has 6,034 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (58.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Blytheville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Blytheville Commercial Historic District.

5.1 West Main Street Historic District 1 tracts · pop 4,373

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