Census Tract · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally

Gatlinburg Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47155081104 · Sevier County, TN · pop 1,271 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Gatlinburg

Census tract 47155081104 covers part of Gatlinburg, TN, and scores 3.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.9/10.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units561

Renter share27.5%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate9.7%

Median income$68,713

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gatlinburg and the region

Centroid at 35.7532, -83.4835 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gatlinburg scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gatlinburg

2.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.1

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

9.7% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,085 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gatlinburg

2.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gatlinburg

7.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gatlinburg

4.3

How Gatlinburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

58%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gatlinburg

Cost burden runs 44% here against 34.7% across Sevier County. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, regional political climate reads 2.1/10.

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. Nationally it ranks #63,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Sevier County average of 3.8 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,085, close to the Gatlinburg average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $68,713. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 47155081104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47155081104?

Census tract 47155081104 in Gatlinburg scores 3.2/10 (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 47155081104?

Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47155081104?

9.7% of residents in tract 47155081104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,271.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47155081104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 11th, minority 30th, housing 35th.

How does tract 47155081104 compare to Gatlinburg overall?

Tract 47155081104 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Gatlinburg at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gatlinburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gatlinburg

Top eight tracts in Gatlinburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.