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Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

John Sevier Eviction Risk: Lower , Knoxville

Tract 47093005202 · Knox County, TN · pop 3,710 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

47093005202 is a census tract in the John Sevier area of Knoxville, TN. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,720
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$68,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In John Sevier
Moderate
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#50 of 85 tracts In Knoxville
Moderate
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 121 tracts In Knox County
Elevated
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#898 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 36.0383, -83.8277 · click any tract to drill in

Why John Sevier scores 3.5

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
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,159 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 John Sevier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
John Sevier risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0052023.4Knoxvilleparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in John Sevier

Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Cost burden runs 52% here against 40.9% across Knox County. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 3.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Knox County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,159, close to the Knoxville average.

Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $68,875.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 47093005202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093005202?

Census tract 47093005202 in the John Sevier neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 47093005202?

Median gross rent is $1,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093005202?

9.7% of residents in tract 47093005202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,710.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093005202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 36th, minority 39th, housing 20th.
Q5

Is tract 47093005202 considered part of John Sevier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093005202 fall within John Sevier (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47093005202 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093005202 scores 3.5/10, right in line with 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.
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