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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Whitehaven Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis

Tract 47157022322 · Shelby County, TN · pop 3,443 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 47157022322 (the Whitehaven area of Memphis, Tennessee) comes in at 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #60,840 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,096 monthly, set against $56,976 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 22% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,409
Renter share38.0%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$56,976

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Whitehaven
Very Low
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#127 of 197 tracts In Memphis
Low
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#128 of 249 tracts In Shelby County
Moderate
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#699 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Memphis and the region

Centroid at 35.0280, -90.0550 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whitehaven scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,096 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Whitehaven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whitehaven risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 022322Memphis: 3.13.1Memphisparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 291Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.11×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2020-03-01: 3 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-07-01: 4 filings (0.89× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (0.27× baseline)2020-09-01: 4 filings (0.73× baseline)2020-10-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2020-12-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-02-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.57× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-06-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2021-09-01: 5 filings (0.91× baseline)2021-10-01: 4 filings (1.45× baseline)2021-11-01: 3 filings (1.71× baseline)2021-12-01: 6 filings (1.60× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 4 filings (0.94× baseline)2022-05-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2022-06-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2022-07-01: 6 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-08-01: 5 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2022-11-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-03-01: 5 filings (1.43× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.47× baseline)2023-05-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 2 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-08-01: 9 filings (2.40× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-10-01: 2 filings (0.73× baseline)2023-11-01: 9 filings (5.14× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (0.53× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (2.67× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (1.87× baseline)2024-03-01: 6 filings (1.71× baseline)2024-04-01: 3 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (1.25× baseline)2024-06-01: 4 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-07-01: 5 filings (1.11× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2024-09-01: 5 filings (0.91× baseline)2024-10-01: 5 filings (1.82× baseline)2024-11-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2024-12-01: 7 filings (1.87× baseline)2025-01-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 7 filings (1.87× baseline)2025-03-01: 4 filings (1.14× baseline)2025-04-01: 4 filings (0.94× baseline)2025-05-01: 8 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2025-07-01: 9 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (1.07× baseline)2025-09-01: 3 filings (0.55× baseline)2025-10-01: 6 filings (2.18× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-12-01: 3 filings (0.80× baseline)2026-01-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whitehaven. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whitehaven

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 1.11x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 58th 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 47157022322

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157022322?

Census tract 47157022322 in the Whitehaven neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 47157022322?

Median gross rent is $1,096/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47157022322?

15.7% of residents in tract 47157022322 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,443.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47157022322?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 44th, minority 99th, housing 9th.
Q5

Is tract 47157022322 considered part of Whitehaven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157022322 fall within Whitehaven (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 47157022322 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.11× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 47157022322 compare to Memphis overall?

Tract 47157022322 scores 4.4/10, 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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