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Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

East Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47065011800 · Hamilton County, TN · pop 6,768 · 98% of tract blocks fall in East Ridge

Census tract 47065011800 belongs to East Ridge in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It is home to 6,768 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 49% 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 rent runs $1,181 a month against an average household income of $60,698 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 20% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,902
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$60,698

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In East Ridge
Moderate
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 87 tracts In Hamilton County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#647 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Elevated
National
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#32,735 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Ridge and the region

Centroid at 34.9937, -85.2577 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Ridge scores 4.5

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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 4.54.5This tracttract 011800East Ridge: 2.52.5East Ridgeparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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

The heaviest input here 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th 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.

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

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47065011800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47065011800?

Census tract 47065011800 in East Ridge scores 4.5/10 (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 47065011800?

Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47065011800?

12.5% of residents in tract 47065011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,768.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47065011800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 78th, minority 37th, housing 50th.
Q5

How does tract 47065011800 compare to East Ridge overall?

Tract 47065011800 scores 4.5/10, 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 47065011800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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