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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

East Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47065011600 · Hamilton County, TN · pop 6,306 · 92% of tract blocks fall in East Ridge

Census tract 47065011600 covers East Ridge, home to 6,306 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #37,281 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,093 monthly, set against $47,987 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 19% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,863
Renter share47.5%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$47,987

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In East Ridge
Very High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 87 tracts In Hamilton County
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#237 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
High
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Ridge and the region

Centroid at 34.9942, -85.2220 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Ridge scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Ridge
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,093 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Ridge
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Ridge
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Ridge
6.5

How East Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 011600East Ridge: 2.52.5East Ridgeparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Ridge

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 East Ridge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hamilton County average of 4.3 and above the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 47065011600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47065011600?

Census tract 47065011600 in East Ridge scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 47065011600?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47065011600?

22.3% of residents in tract 47065011600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,306.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47065011600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 84th, minority 58th, housing 89th.
Q5

How does tract 47065011600 compare to East Ridge overall?

Tract 47065011600 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of East Ridge at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Ridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q6

Was tract 47065011600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in East Ridge

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

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