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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Forest Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093003700 · Knox County, TN · pop 2,916 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 47093003700 belongs to the Forest Heights area of Knoxville, Tennessee. It is home to 2,916 residents and scores 4.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,079 a month while the average household earns $41,550 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 12% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,697
Renter share59.5%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate19.9%
Median income$41,550

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Forest Heights
Very High
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 85 tracts In Knoxville
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#21 of 121 tracts In Knox County
High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#170 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9422, -83.9896 · click any tract to drill in

Why Forest Heights scores 5.7

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
19.9% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,079 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Forest Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Forest Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 003700Knoxville: 2.32.3Knoxvilleparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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

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Within Forest Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Forest Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 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 68th 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.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47093003700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093003700?

Census tract 47093003700 in the Forest Heights neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 47093003700?

Median gross rent is $1,079/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093003700?

19.9% of residents in tract 47093003700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,916.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093003700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 54th, minority 22th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 47093003700 considered part of Forest Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093003700 fall within Forest Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47093003700 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093003700 scores 5.7/10, 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 47093003700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 1% 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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