Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Harrill Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093005000 · Knox County, TN · pop 4,170 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 47093005000 runs through the Harrill Hills neighborhood of Knoxville. With 4,170 residents, it scores 4.1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #72,996 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $861 monthly, set against $65,098 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 16% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,943

Renter share40.2%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate16.0%

Median income$65,098

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 36.0408, -83.9411 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harrill Hills scores 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

16.0% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$861 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Harrill Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

78%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
3%Grade B
14%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

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 Harrill Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harrill Hills

The heaviest input here 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 about the same as 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 59th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47093005000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093005000?

Census tract 47093005000 in the Harrill Hills neighborhood scores 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 47093005000?

Median gross rent is $861/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093005000?

16.0% of residents in tract 47093005000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,170.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093005000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 17th, minority 23th, housing 65th.

Is tract 47093005000 considered part of Harrill Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093005000 fall within Harrill Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093005000 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093005000 scores 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.

Was tract 47093005000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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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