Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Ritta Eviction Risk: Lower , Knoxville

Tract 47093005203 · Knox County, TN · pop 5,334 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

The Lower-tier score of 2.8/10 for census tract 47093005203 reflects conditions in the Ritta area of Knoxville, Tennessee. It lands near the 1st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,165 monthly, set against $78,079 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 16% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,616

Renter share19.2%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate3.9%

Median income$78,079

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 36.0643, -83.8492 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ritta scores 3.9

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

3.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,165 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 Ritta compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

32%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ritta

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 2.5/10. 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 below 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 36th 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 47093005203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093005203?

Census tract 47093005203 in the Ritta neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 47093005203?

Median gross rent is $1,165/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093005203?

3.9% of residents in tract 47093005203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,334.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093005203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 23th, minority 50th, housing 56th.

Is tract 47093005203 considered part of Ritta?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093005203 fall within Ritta (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093005203 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093005203 scores 3.9/10, 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.