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Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Greenwood Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Knoxville

Tract 47093004700 · Knox County, TN · pop 4,517 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 47093004700 covers part of the Greenwood Heights area of Knoxville, TN, and scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,517. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 27% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,845
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$63,675

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Greenwood Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 85 tracts In Knoxville
Moderate
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#45 of 121 tracts In Knox County
Elevated
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#760 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9891, -84.0201 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greenwood Heights scores 3.8

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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,401 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Greenwood Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Greenwood Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.8This tracttract 0047003.4Knoxvilleparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Greenwood Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greenwood Heights

The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. At $1,401 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of Knoxville commands. Against Knox County at 40.9%, 35% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.5/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Knox County average of 3.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $63,675.

42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47093004700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093004700?

Census tract 47093004700 in the Greenwood Heights neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 47093004700?

Median gross rent is $1,401/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093004700?

11.3% of residents in tract 47093004700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,517.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093004700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 24th, minority 32th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 47093004700 considered part of Greenwood Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093004700 fall within Greenwood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47093004700 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093004700 scores 3.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Knoxville

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

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