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Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

East Memphis Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47157009501 · Shelby County, TN · pop 3,173 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 3.4/10, tract 47157009501 in the East Memphis area of Memphis, TN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Against Shelby County at 48.3%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 22% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,368
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$75,539

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In East Memphis
Very High
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#153 of 197 tracts In Memphis
Low
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#162 of 249 tracts In Shelby County
Low
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#960 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Memphis and the region

Centroid at 35.0990, -89.8906 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Memphis scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,305 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 East Memphis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Memphis risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 0095014.0Memphisparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

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)

  • 104Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 East Memphis. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Memphis

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.6/10. Against the Shelby County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points. At $1,305 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of Memphis commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.9/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $75,539. 34% 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 47157009501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157009501?

Census tract 47157009501 in the East Memphis neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 47157009501?

Median gross rent is $1,305/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47157009501?

10.5% of residents in tract 47157009501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,173.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47157009501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 8th, minority 37th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 47157009501 considered part of East Memphis?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157009501 fall within East Memphis (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47157009501 compare to Memphis overall?

Tract 47157009501 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Memphis at 4/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Memphis

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

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