Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Berclair Eviction Risk: Lower , Memphis
Tract 47157009201 · Shelby County, TN · pop 3,302 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 47157009201 sits in Berclair in Memphis eviction risk, Tennessee eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #58,229 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,655 monthly, set against $109,265 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,408
Renter share16.5%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate0.7%
Median income$109,265
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.1389, -89.8900 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berclair scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Memphis
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
0.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,655 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Memphis
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Memphis
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Memphis
4.5
How Berclair compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 79Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Berclair. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berclair
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 Memphis 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 Shelby County average of 4.9 and above 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 3rd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157009201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157009201?
Census tract 47157009201 in the Berclair neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 47157009201?
Median gross rent is $1,655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157009201?
0.7% of residents in tract 47157009201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,302.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157009201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 36th, minority 13th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 47157009201 considered part of Berclair?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157009201 fall within Berclair (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 47157009201 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157009201 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Memphis at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Memphis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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