Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Knoxville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 47093000902 · Knox County, TN · pop 3,061 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 47093000902 (Downtown Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee) comes in at 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

90% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 90% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,750 a month against an average household income of $2,499 a year, roughly 840% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 80% Stable renters 9% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units55

Renter share89.1%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate87.1%

Median income$2,499

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Knoxville and the region

Centroid at 35.9486, -83.9359 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Knoxville scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Knoxville

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

87.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,750 rent vs county FMR

6.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Knoxville

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Knoxville

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Knoxville

2.5

How Downtown Knoxville 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.

69%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
11%Grade B
21%Grade C
6%Grade D · redlined

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

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Knoxville. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Knoxville

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Knoxville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Knox County average of 3.9 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 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.

Part of this tract, about 6% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 47093000902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47093000902?

Census tract 47093000902 in the Downtown Knoxville neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 47093000902?

Median gross rent is $1,750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 90% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47093000902?

87.1% of residents in tract 47093000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,061.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47093000902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 0th, minority 30th, housing 99th.

Is tract 47093000902 considered part of Downtown Knoxville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47093000902 fall within Downtown Knoxville (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 47093000902 compare to Knoxville overall?

Tract 47093000902 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Knoxville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Knoxville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 47093000902 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 6% 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.

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