Within neighborhood
71
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Hickory Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis
Tract 47157021755 · Shelby County, TN · pop 1,581 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
For landlords sizing up Hickory Hill in Memphis, census tract 47157021755 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #49,540 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $978 monthly, set against $37,005 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units946
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$37,005
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0552, -89.8522 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hickory Hill scores 5.2
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
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$978 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Hickory Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 1,408Total filings 2020-21
- 18.5Avg 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
Within Hickory Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hickory Hill
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 59th 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 47157021755
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021755?
Census tract 47157021755 in the Hickory Hill neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 47157021755?
Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021755?
24.1% of residents in tract 47157021755 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,581.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021755?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 11th, minority 95th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 47157021755 considered part of Hickory Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157021755 fall within Hickory Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 47157021755 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157021755 scores 5.2/10, 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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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Binghampton
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · TN
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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47157010500
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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