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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Parkway Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis

Tract 47157009700 · Shelby County, TN · pop 2,723 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

47157009700 is a census tract in the Parkway Village area of Memphis, TN. It scores 4.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,723 residents. 46% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 16% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units919
Renter share52.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$57,567

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Parkway Village
Very Low
Within parent city
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#124 of 197 tracts In Memphis
Low
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#129 of 249 tracts In Shelby County
Moderate
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#461 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Memphis and the region

Centroid at 35.0822, -89.9099 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkway Village scores 4.5

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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,440 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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 Parkway Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Parkway Village risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0097004.0Memphisparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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)

  • 332Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.68×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 Parkway Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkway Village

Against Shelby County at 48.3%, roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.9/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.0% against 31.5% nationally.

Adults with no health insurance runs 23.7% against 11.3% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,440, 22% above the Memphis average.

Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Statute speed, court posture and rent-regulation exposure are inherited from Memphis eviction risk rather than measured on these blocks; the economic and supply components are the tract-level part of the score. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.4/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Shelby County average of 4.3 closely. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $57,567.

52% 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 47157009700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157009700?

Census tract 47157009700 in the Parkway Village neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 47157009700?

Median gross rent is $1,440/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47157009700?

17.3% of residents in tract 47157009700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,723.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47157009700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 78th, minority 84th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 47157009700 considered part of Parkway Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157009700 fall within Parkway Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 47157009700 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.68× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 47157009700 compare to Memphis overall?

Tract 47157009700 scores 4.5/10, higher 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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