Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chattanooga

Tract 47065001400 · Hamilton County, TN · pop 1,870 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 4.2/10, tract 47065001400 in the Highland Park area of Chattanooga ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,870 residents. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,250 a month while the average household earns $75,156 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 33% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units691

Renter share54.7%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate15.3%

Median income$75,156

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chattanooga and the region

Centroid at 35.0323, -85.2849 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Park scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Chattanooga

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

15.3% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,250 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Chattanooga

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Chattanooga

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Chattanooga

3.0

How Highland Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

63%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
56%Grade C
15%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highland Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Park

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 3.8/10. 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 Chattanooga 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 Hamilton County average of 4.3 and in line with the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 15% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 63rd 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 47065001400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47065001400?

Census tract 47065001400 in the Highland Park neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 47065001400?

Median gross rent is $1,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47065001400?

15.3% of residents in tract 47065001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,870.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47065001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 38th, minority 67th, housing 66th.

Is tract 47065001400 considered part of Highland Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47065001400 fall within Highland Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47065001400 compare to Chattanooga overall?

Tract 47065001400 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Chattanooga at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chattanooga eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 47065001400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 15% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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