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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

White Station Eviction Risk: Lower , Memphis

Tract 47157021320 · Shelby County, TN · pop 5,742 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 47157021320 in the White Station area of Memphis, TN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,742. Against Shelby County at 48.3%, 25% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 30% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,258
Renter share40.0%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$101,404

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In White Station
Very Low
Within parent city
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#190 of 197 tracts In Memphis
Very Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#224 of 249 tracts In Shelby County
Very Low
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#1,176 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Memphis and the region

Centroid at 35.0926, -89.8492 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Station scores 3

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
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,211 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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.
White Station risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0213204.0Memphisparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 1,043Total filings 2020-21
  • 13.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 10.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.34×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.9/10. Against the Shelby County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.4/10.

That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 3.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $101,404, annual rent is just 14%. Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,211, close to the Memphis average. 40% 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 47157021320

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021320?

Census tract 47157021320 in the White Station neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 47157021320?

Median gross rent is $1,211/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021320?

9.6% of residents in tract 47157021320 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,742.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021320?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 62th, minority 55th, housing 51th.
Q5

Is tract 47157021320 considered part of White Station?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157021320 fall within White Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 47157021320 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.34× 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 47157021320 compare to Memphis overall?

Tract 47157021320 scores 3/10, 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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