Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Riverview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kingsport

Tract 47163040300 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 2,532 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Lower-tier score of 3.8/10 for census tract 47163040300 reflects conditions in the Riverview neighborhood of Kingsport, Tennessee. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $772 a month while the average household earns $46,919 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 28% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,279

Renter share47.3%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate22.5%

Median income$46,919

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kingsport and the region

Centroid at 36.5348, -82.5383 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverview scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kingsport

2.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.4

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

22.5% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$772 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kingsport

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kingsport

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kingsport

2.0

How Riverview 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.

73%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverview. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverview

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 Kingsport 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 Sullivan County average of 3.8 and below the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White 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.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 47163040300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163040300?

Census tract 47163040300 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 47163040300?

Median gross rent is $772/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163040300?

22.5% of residents in tract 47163040300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,532.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163040300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 82th, minority 16th, housing 59th.

Is tract 47163040300 considered part of Riverview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47163040300 fall within Riverview (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47163040300 compare to Kingsport overall?

Tract 47163040300 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Kingsport at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kingsport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kingsport

Top eight tracts in Kingsport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.