Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Germantown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47157021355 · Shelby County, TN · pop 6,283 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Germantown
Here is how census tract 47157021355, in Germantown eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,283. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,604 monthly, set against $133,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,131
Renter share36.1%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$133,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Germantown and the region
Centroid at 35.0594, -89.7750 · click any tract to drill in
Why Germantown scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Germantown
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,604 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Germantown
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Germantown
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Germantown
3.9
How Germantown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 1,183Total filings 2020-21
- 15.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to 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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Germantown
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.8/10. 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 Germantown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Shelby County average of 4.9 and in line with the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 35th 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 47157021355
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021355?
Census tract 47157021355 in Germantown scores 1.2/10 (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 47157021355?
Median gross rent is $1,604/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021355?
2.4% of residents in tract 47157021355 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,283.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021355?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 12th, minority 62th, housing 48th.
Q5
How does tract 47157021355 compare to Germantown overall?
Tract 47157021355 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Germantown at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Germantown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Germantown
Top eight tracts in Germantown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · TN
47157021351
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021430
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021420
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021341
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021356
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021410
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021352
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · TN
47157021357
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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