Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
East Memphis Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47157009600 · Shelby County, TN · pop 4,850 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
How risky is the East Memphis area of Memphis for landlords? Census tract 47157009600 scores 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,722 a month while the average household earns $166,500 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,074
Renter share15.3%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$166,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.1181, -89.8811 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Memphis 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
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,722 rent vs county FMR
7.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.03×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. 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 heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.7/10. 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 riskier 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.03x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157009600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157009600?
Census tract 47157009600 in the East Memphis 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 47157009600?
Median gross rent is $1,722/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157009600?
9.9% of residents in tract 47157009600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,850.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157009600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 6th, minority 30th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 47157009600 considered part of East Memphis?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157009600 fall within East Memphis (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157009600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.03× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47157009600 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157009600 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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Highest-risk tracts in Memphis
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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