Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Middlebrook Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093003801 · Knox County, TN · pop 4,334 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Middlebrook Heights area of Knoxville anchors census tract 47093003801, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 10% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,185 a month against an average household income of $48,198 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 30% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units2,272

Renter share67.8%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate7.2%

Median income$48,198

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9531, -83.9944 · click any tract to drill in

Why Middlebrook Heights scores 4.7

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

7.2% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,185 rent vs county FMR

2.7

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 Middlebrook Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

36%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Middlebrook Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 2.7/10. 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 about the same as the Knox County average of 3.9 and below 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 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 47093003801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093003801?

Census tract 47093003801 in the Middlebrook Heights neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 47093003801?

Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093003801?

7.2% of residents in tract 47093003801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,334.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093003801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 7th, minority 23th, housing 57th.

Is tract 47093003801 considered part of Middlebrook Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093003801 fall within Middlebrook Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093003801 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093003801 scores 4.7/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Knoxville

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