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Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Rural Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Johnson City

Tract 47179060601 · Washington County, TN · pop 3,628 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 47179060601 covers part of the Rural Ridge area of Johnson City, TN, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,628. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 19% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,574
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$70,699

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Rural Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 27 tracts In Johnson City
Elevated
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 32 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#584 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Johnson City and the region

Centroid at 36.2771, -82.3510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rural Ridge scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Johnson City
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Johnson City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Johnson City
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Johnson City
2.5

How Rural Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rural Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.2This tracttract 0606013.4Johnson Cityparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rural Ridge

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $891 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Johnson City commands.

Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.

Against average income of $70,699, annual rent is just 15%. 38% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Washington County average of 3.7 closely.

30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 47179060601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47179060601?

Census tract 47179060601 in the Rural Ridge neighborhood 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 47179060601?

Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47179060601?

24.8% of residents in tract 47179060601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,628.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47179060601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 46th, minority 13th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 47179060601 considered part of Rural Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47179060601 fall within Rural Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47179060601 compare to Johnson City overall?

Tract 47179060601 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Johnson City at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Johnson City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Johnson City

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

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