Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

West Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093004501 · Knox County, TN · pop 3,150 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Eviction risk in the West Hills area of Knoxville centers on tract 47093004501, which scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 3,150 residents. It lands near the 6th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,126 a month against an average household income of $56,500 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 38% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,540

Renter share62.8%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$56,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9392, -84.0241 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Hills scores 4.5

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

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,126 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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 Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

82%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Hills

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 2.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 47093004501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093004501?

Census tract 47093004501 in the West Hills neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 47093004501?

Median gross rent is $1,126/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093004501?

7.4% of residents in tract 47093004501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,150.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093004501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 10th, minority 31th, housing 36th.

Is tract 47093004501 considered part of West Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093004501 fall within West Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093004501 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093004501 scores 4.5/10, 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

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