Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis
Tract 47157022410 · Shelby County, TN · pop 5,545 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 47157022410 covers part of the Westwood area of Memphis, TN, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,545 residents. Cost burden runs 66% here against 48.3% across Shelby County.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,242
Renter share27.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate24.9%
Median income$59,012
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0112, -90.0902 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood scores 5.3
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
$990 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Westwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 613Total filings 2020-21
- 8.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.51×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood
The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.9/10.
The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.3/10.
It sits 1.0 points above the Shelby County average of 4.3. At $990 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Memphis commands. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157022410
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157022410?
Census tract 47157022410 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 47157022410?
Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157022410?
24.9% of residents in tract 47157022410 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,545.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157022410?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 51th, minority 93th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 47157022410 considered part of Westwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157022410 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 47157022410 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.51× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 47157022410 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157022410 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Memphis at 4/10. 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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