Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
White Station Eviction Risk: Lower , Memphis
Tract 47157021312 · Shelby County, TN · pop 1,668 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 47157021312 covers the White Station area of Memphis in Tennessee. Home to 1,668 residents, it scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #55,513 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,373 a month while the average household earns $65,198 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,056
Renter share70.3%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$65,198
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.1085, -89.8373 · click any tract to drill in
Why White Station scores 3.9
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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,373 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 White Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 213Total filings 2020-21
- 2.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.21×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within White Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in White Station
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.21x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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 47157021312
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021312?
Census tract 47157021312 in the White Station neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 47157021312?
Median gross rent is $1,373/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021312?
9.8% of residents in tract 47157021312 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021312?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 13th, minority 28th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 47157021312 considered part of White Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157021312 fall within White Station (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157021312 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.21× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47157021312 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157021312 scores 3.9/10, higher 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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6
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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