Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Thorn Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093005302 · Knox County, TN · pop 3,761 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is the Thorn Grove neighborhood of Knoxville for landlords? Census tract 47093005302 scores 3.8/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than roughly 8% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $929 monthly, set against $65,910 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,407

Renter share26.1%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate7.5%

Median income$65,910

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 36.0137, -83.6945 · click any tract to drill in

Why Thorn Grove scores 4.4

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

7.5% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$929 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 Thorn Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

52%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
62%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Thorn Grove

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 44th 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 47093005302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093005302?

Census tract 47093005302 in the Thorn Grove neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 47093005302?

Median gross rent is $929/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093005302?

7.5% of residents in tract 47093005302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,761.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093005302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 25th, minority 15th, housing 62th.

Is tract 47093005302 considered part of Thorn Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093005302 fall within Thorn Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093005302 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093005302 scores 4.4/10, 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.

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