Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Chattanooga Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47065011326 · Hamilton County, TN · pop 6,268

Census tract 47065011326 sits in Chattanooga eviction risk, Tennessee eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #71,332 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,443 monthly, set against $69,303 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 28% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units2,515

Renter share50.9%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$69,303

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chattanooga and the region

Centroid at 34.9972, -85.1634 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chattanooga scores 4.2

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

8.8% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,443 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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 Chattanooga compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

66%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chattanooga

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47065011326

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47065011326?

Census tract 47065011326 in Chattanooga scores 4.2/10 (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 47065011326?

Median gross rent is $1,443/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47065011326?

8.8% of residents in tract 47065011326 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,268.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47065011326?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 38th, minority 49th, housing 42th.

How does tract 47065011326 compare to Chattanooga overall?

Tract 47065011326 scores 4.2/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chattanooga

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