Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Hedgerow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis
Tract 47157021754 · Shelby County, TN · pop 4,659 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 47157021754 (Hedgerow in Memphis, Tennessee) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 48% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,442 a month against an average household income of $66,679 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,789
Renter share54.1%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate24.9%
Median income$66,679
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0131, -89.8399 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hedgerow scores 4.9
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
24.9% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,442 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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)
- 559Total filings 2020-21
- 7.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.80×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
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 above 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 70th 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 0.80x 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 47157021754
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021754?
Census tract 47157021754 in the Hedgerow neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 47157021754?
Median gross rent is $1,442/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021754?
24.9% of residents in tract 47157021754 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,659.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021754?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 78th, minority 98th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 47157021754 considered part of Hedgerow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157021754 fall within Hedgerow (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157021754 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.80× 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 47157021754 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157021754 scores 4.9/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Memphis
Top eight tracts in Memphis ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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47157022700
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TN
Crosstown
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Orange Mound
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Binghampton
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TN
47157022310
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Frayser
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TN
47157010500
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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