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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

West Haven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Knoxville

Tract 47093002700 · Knox County, TN · pop 2,401 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 47093002700 covers the West Haven neighborhood of Knoxville in Tennessee. Home to 2,401 residents, it scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,063 a month while the average household earns $46,810 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 26% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,000
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate31.4%
Median income$46,810

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In West Haven
Very High
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 85 tracts In Knoxville
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 121 tracts In Knox County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9683, -83.9641 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Haven scores 6.3

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
31.4% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,063 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 West Haven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Haven risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 002700Knoxville: 2.32.3Knoxvilleparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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 West Haven. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Haven

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.8/10. 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 Knoxville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Knox County average of 3.9 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 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 27% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47093002700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093002700?

Census tract 47093002700 in the West Haven neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 47093002700?

Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093002700?

31.4% of residents in tract 47093002700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,401.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093002700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 98th, minority 54th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 47093002700 considered part of West Haven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093002700 fall within West Haven (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47093002700 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093002700 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Knoxville at 2.3/10. 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.
Q7

Was tract 47093002700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 27% 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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