Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Kimberlin Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Knoxville

Tract 47093005502 · Knox County, TN · pop 3,420 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up Kimberlin Heights in Knoxville, census tract 47093005502 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #82,140 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 23% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $803 a month while the average household earns $67,500 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 18% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,116

Renter share23.3%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate12.2%

Median income$67,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9364, -83.7618 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kimberlin Heights scores 4.7

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

12.2% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$803 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 Kimberlin Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

48%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kimberlin Heights

What moves this score most 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 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 41st 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 47093005502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093005502?

Census tract 47093005502 in the Kimberlin Heights neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 47093005502?

Median gross rent is $803/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093005502?

12.2% of residents in tract 47093005502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,420.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093005502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 54th, minority 14th, housing 36th.

Is tract 47093005502 considered part of Kimberlin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093005502 fall within Kimberlin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093005502 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093005502 scores 4.7/10, 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

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