Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Townsend Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47009011401 · Blount County, TN · pop 1,748 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Townsend
Eviction risk in Townsend centers on tract 47009011401, which scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,748 residents. On the national scale it ranks #71,299 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,081 monthly, set against $61,761 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units813
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$61,761
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Townsend and the region
Centroid at 35.7174, -83.7548 · click any tract to drill in
Why Townsend scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Townsend
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,081 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Townsend
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Townsend
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Townsend
3.4
How Townsend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Townsend
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 3.4/10. 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 Townsend, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Blount County average of 4.1 and in line with the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47009011401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47009011401?
Census tract 47009011401 in Townsend scores 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 47009011401?
Median gross rent is $1,081/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47009011401?
10.4% of residents in tract 47009011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,748.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47009011401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 45th, minority 11th, housing 61th.
Q5
How does tract 47009011401 compare to Townsend overall?
Tract 47009011401 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Townsend at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Townsend; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Townsend
Top eight tracts in Townsend ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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