Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Murfreesboro Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47149041401 · Rutherford County, TN · pop 6,193 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Murfreesboro

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 47149041401 (Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee) comes in at 3.4/10, the Lower tier. It lands near the 4th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,109 a month while the average household earns $83,547 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 34% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units2,163

Renter share44.7%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate18.6%

Median income$83,547

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Murfreesboro and the region

Centroid at 35.8787, -86.3687 · click any tract to drill in

Why Murfreesboro scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Murfreesboro

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

18.6% poverty · this tract

4.6

Supply constraint

$1,109 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Murfreesboro

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Murfreesboro

2.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Murfreesboro

2.5

How Murfreesboro compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

45%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Murfreesboro

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 Murfreesboro eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 42nd 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 47149041401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47149041401?

Census tract 47149041401 in Murfreesboro scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 47149041401?

Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47149041401?

18.6% of residents in tract 47149041401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,193.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47149041401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 9th, minority 62th, housing 65th.

How does tract 47149041401 compare to Murfreesboro overall?

Tract 47149041401 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Murfreesboro at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Murfreesboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Murfreesboro

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