Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Hedgerow Eviction Risk: Lower , Memphis
Tract 47157021747 · Shelby County, TN · pop 4,807 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
In the Hedgerow area of Memphis, census tract 47157021747 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,410 a month while the average household earns $56,034 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,345
Renter share28.6%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$56,034
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0263, -89.8411 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hedgerow scores 3.8
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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,410 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Hedgerow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 98%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)
- 445Total filings 2020-21
- 5.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.70×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 Hedgerow. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hedgerow
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 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 safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.70x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 41st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157021747
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021747?
Census tract 47157021747 in the Hedgerow neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 47157021747?
Median gross rent is $1,410/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021747?
7.7% of residents in tract 47157021747 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,807.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021747?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 52th, minority 98th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 47157021747 considered part of Hedgerow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157021747 fall within Hedgerow (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157021747 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.70× 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 47157021747 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157021747 scores 3.8/10, 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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