Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Sunny Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Walnut Hill
Tract 47163042500 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 3,640 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 2.7/10, tract 47163042500 in Sunny Hills in Walnut Hill ranks in the Lower tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,640 residents. That places it near the bottom of the national scale, one of the easier tracts in the country for landlords.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $787 a month against an average household income of $62,625 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,238
Renter share13.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$62,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walnut Hill and the region
Centroid at 36.5708, -82.2574 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sunny Hills scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walnut Hill
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.4
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$787 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walnut Hill
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walnut Hill
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walnut Hill
1.7
How Sunny Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sunny Hills
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 2.5/10. 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 Walnut Hill, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sullivan County average of 3.8 and below the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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 47163042500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163042500?
Census tract 47163042500 in the Sunny Hills neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower 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 47163042500?
Median gross rent is $787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47163042500?
4.6% of residents in tract 47163042500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,640.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47163042500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 29th, minority 10th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 47163042500 considered part of Sunny Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47163042500 fall within Sunny Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 47163042500 compare to Walnut Hill overall?
Tract 47163042500 scores 2.7/10, higher than the parent city of Walnut Hill at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walnut Hill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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