Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Blytheville Commercial Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 05093010100 · Mississippi County, AR · pop 1,559 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
In the Blytheville Commercial Historic District area of Blytheville, census tract 05093010100 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 70% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $950 a month while the average household earns $27,174 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units576
Renter share63.4%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate52.0%
Median income$27,174
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blytheville and the region
Centroid at 35.9243, -89.9084 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blytheville Commercial Historic District scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
52.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$950 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 Blytheville Commercial Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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)
- 2Total filings over 2 yrs
- 0.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.2%Peak (2001)
- 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Blytheville Commercial Historic District. 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.
- 34.7%Housing insecurity
- 30.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.2%Food insecurity
- 44.9%SNAP enrollment
- 24.4%Transit barriers
- 17.3%No health insurance
- 23.3%Frequent mental distress
- 54.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blytheville Commercial Historic District
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 0.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.2% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 34.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.8% 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 05093010100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05093010100?
Census tract 05093010100 in the Blytheville Commercial Historic District neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 05093010100?
Median gross rent is $950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 05093010100?
52.0% of residents in tract 05093010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,559.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 05093010100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 84th, minority 87th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 05093010100 considered part of Blytheville Commercial Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 05093010100 fall within Blytheville Commercial Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 05093010100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 05093010100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.23% of renter households, peaking at 0.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 05093010100 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.7% 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. 30.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 05093010100 compare to Blytheville overall?
Tract 05093010100 scores 6.5/10, 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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