Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Bluff City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 47163043302 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 5,394 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Bluff City
Tract 47163043302, home to 5,394 residents in Bluff City in Sullivan County, scores 3.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 7% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $829 a month while the average household earns $59,720 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,571
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$59,720
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bluff City and the region
Centroid at 36.4303, -82.2408 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bluff City scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bluff City
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.4
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$829 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bluff City
1.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bluff City
1.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bluff City
1.7
How Bluff City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bluff City
What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.2/10. 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 Bluff City, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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 47163043302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163043302?
Census tract 47163043302 in Bluff City scores 4.2/10 (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 47163043302?
Median gross rent is $829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47163043302?
12.8% of residents in tract 47163043302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,394.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47163043302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 68th, minority 7th, housing 54th.
Q5
How does tract 47163043302 compare to Bluff City overall?
Tract 47163043302 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Bluff City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bluff City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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