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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

West Main Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Blytheville

Tract 05093010601 · Mississippi County, AR · pop 4,373 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 05093010601 belongs to the West Main Street Historic District neighborhood of Blytheville, Arkansas. It is home to 4,373 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #50,451 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $790 a month while the average household earns $76,406 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 22% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,780
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$76,406

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In West Main Street Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Blytheville
Moderate
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 14 tracts In Mississippi County
Moderate
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#324 of 823 tracts In Arkansas
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Blytheville and the region

Centroid at 35.9425, -89.9161 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Main Street Historic District scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Blytheville
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Arkansas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$790 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blytheville
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blytheville
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blytheville
7.6

How West Main Street Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Main Street Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 010601Blytheville: 2.92.9Blythevilleparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.74.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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 West Main Street Historic District

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Blytheville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Mississippi County average of 5.0 and above the Arkansas statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 05093010601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05093010601?

Census tract 05093010601 in the West Main Street Historic District neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 05093010601?

Median gross rent is $790/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 05093010601?

19.6% of residents in tract 05093010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,373.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 05093010601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 62th, minority 63th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 05093010601 considered part of West Main Street Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 05093010601 fall within West Main Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 05093010601 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.9% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 05093010601 compare to Blytheville overall?

Tract 05093010601 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Blytheville at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blytheville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Blytheville

Top eight tracts in Blytheville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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