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Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Rockvale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47149040809 · Rutherford County, TN · pop 4,222 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Rockvale

Rockvale anchors census tract 47149040809, which lands at 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,515 monthly, set against $92,727 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 5% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,734
Renter share8.4%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$92,727

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Rockvale
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 64 tracts In Rutherford County
Elevated
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#1,280 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Low
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#58,384 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rockvale and the region

Centroid at 35.7717, -86.5295 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rockvale scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rockvale
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,515 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockvale
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockvale
1.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockvale
1.5

How Rockvale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rockvale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 040809Rockvale: 2.42.4Rockvaleparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rockvale

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.3/10. 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 Rockvale, 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 16th 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 47149040809

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47149040809?

Census tract 47149040809 in Rockvale scores 3/10 (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 47149040809?

Median gross rent is $1,515/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47149040809?

9.3% of residents in tract 47149040809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,222.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47149040809?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 37th, minority 15th, housing 11th.
Q5

How does tract 47149040809 compare to Rockvale overall?

Tract 47149040809 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Rockvale at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockvale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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