Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Walterhill Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47149040502 · Rutherford County, TN · pop 7,255 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Walterhill
Census tract 47149040502 belongs to Walterhill, Tennessee. It is home to 7,255 residents and scores 3.2/10, a lower reading for landlords. It lands near the 3rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,022 monthly, set against $103,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units2,757
Renter share3.2%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$103,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walterhill and the region
Centroid at 35.9294, -86.2635 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walterhill scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walterhill
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,022 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walterhill
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walterhill
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walterhill
1.1
How Walterhill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walterhill
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. 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 Walterhill, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Rutherford County average of 4.3 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 4th 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 47149040502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47149040502?
Census tract 47149040502 in Walterhill scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 47149040502?
Median gross rent is $1,022/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47149040502?
5.5% of residents in tract 47149040502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,255.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47149040502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 6th, minority 24th, housing 8th.
Q5
How does tract 47149040502 compare to Walterhill overall?
Tract 47149040502 scores 1.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Walterhill at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walterhill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Walterhill
Top eight tracts in Walterhill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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