Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Townsend Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47009011404 · Blount County, TN · pop 2,340 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Townsend
For landlords sizing up Townsend, census tract 47009011404 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.2/10. That is riskier than about 3% of US census tracts.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,013 a month against an average household income of $60,188 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,115
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$60,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
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 35.6763, -83.8234 · 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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,013 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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 below the Blount County average of 4.1 and below the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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 among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 47009011404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47009011404?
Census tract 47009011404 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 47009011404?
Median gross rent is $1,013/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47009011404?
9.1% of residents in tract 47009011404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,340.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47009011404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 20th, minority 1th, housing 29th.
Q5
How does tract 47009011404 compare to Townsend overall?
Tract 47009011404 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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