Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Burlington Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093001900 · Knox County, TN · pop 1,439 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 47093001900 in the Burlington area of Knoxville, TN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,439. 37% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 8% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units637

Renter share42.4%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate14.0%

Median income$46,384

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9960, -83.8877 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burlington scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Knoxville

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

14.0% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$991 rent vs county FMR

1.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Knoxville

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Knoxville

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Knoxville

2.5

How Burlington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

88%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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
28%Grade B
29%Grade C
0%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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Burlington

Against Knox County at 40.9%, 81% of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

Average gross rent is $991, 17% below the Knoxville average. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Knoxville. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Knox County average of 3.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $46,384.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 47093001900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093001900?

Census tract 47093001900 in the Burlington neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 47093001900?

Median gross rent is $991/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093001900?

14.0% of residents in tract 47093001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,439.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093001900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 56th, minority 80th, housing 67th.

Is tract 47093001900 considered part of Burlington?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093001900 fall within Burlington (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093001900 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093001900 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Knoxville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Knoxville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 47093001900 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. 0% 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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