Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Richwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Memphis
Tract 47157021744 · Shelby County, TN · pop 6,843 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 47157021744 runs through the Richwood area of Memphis. With 6,843 residents, it scores 4.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #69,658 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,679 a month against an average household income of $83,203 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,187
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$83,203
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0384, -89.8231 · click any tract to drill in
Why Richwood scores 3.1
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
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,679 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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 Richwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 605Total filings 2020-21
- 8.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Richwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Richwood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 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 predominantly Black and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.76x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157021744
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021744?
Census tract 47157021744 in the Richwood neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 47157021744?
Median gross rent is $1,679/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021744?
5.5% of residents in tract 47157021744 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,843.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021744?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 85th, minority 93th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 47157021744 considered part of Richwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157021744 fall within Richwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157021744 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47157021744 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157021744 scores 3.1/10, right in line with 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
/ 10 · Elevated
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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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/ 10 · Elevated
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6
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