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Mockingbird Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Knoxville

Tract 47093005701 · Knox County, TN · pop 4,863 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 47093005701 covers the Mockingbird Hill area of Knoxville, home to 4,863 residents. For landlords it grades 3.8/10, a lower reading. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,097 a month against an average household income of $145,357 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 4% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,790

Renter share9.2%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate1.3%

Median income$145,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.8879, -84.0011 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mockingbird Hill scores 2.8

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

1.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,097 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Mockingbird Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

3%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mockingbird Hill

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 7th 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 47093005701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093005701?

Census tract 47093005701 in the Mockingbird Hill neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 47093005701?

Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093005701?

1.3% of residents in tract 47093005701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,863.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093005701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 26th, minority 10th, housing 23th.

Is tract 47093005701 considered part of Mockingbird Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093005701 fall within Mockingbird Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093005701 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093005701 scores 2.8/10, 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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