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Kingtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bristol

Tract 47163042802 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 4,232 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Kingtown area of Bristol anchors census tract 47163042802, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 25th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $702 monthly, set against $47,981 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,773

Renter share28.4%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate17.3%

Median income$47,981

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bristol and the region

Centroid at 36.5827, -82.1625 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kingtown scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bristol

3.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.4

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

17.3% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$702 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bristol

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bristol

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bristol

5.8

How Kingtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

73%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kingtown

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Bristol eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sullivan County average of 3.8 and in line with 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 72nd 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 47163042802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163042802?

Census tract 47163042802 in the Kingtown neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 47163042802?

Median gross rent is $702/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163042802?

17.3% of residents in tract 47163042802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,232.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163042802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 51th, minority 23th, housing 84th.

Is tract 47163042802 considered part of Kingtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47163042802 fall within Kingtown (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47163042802 compare to Bristol overall?

Tract 47163042802 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Bristol at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bristol eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bristol

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