Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Smyrna Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47149040303 · Rutherford County, TN · pop 2,864

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 47149040303 in Smyrna ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,864 residents. On the national scale it ranks #49,524 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,376 monthly, set against $64,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 25% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units942

Renter share55.3%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate13.5%

Median income$64,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Smyrna and the region

Centroid at 35.9643, -86.5119 · click any tract to drill in

Why Smyrna scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Smyrna

4.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Tennessee legislature & governorship

1.9

Economic stress

13.5% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,376 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Smyrna

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Smyrna

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Smyrna

5.9

How Smyrna compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

81%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
16%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Smyrna

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Smyrna eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Rutherford 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 64th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 47149040303

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47149040303?

Census tract 47149040303 in Smyrna scores 3.5/10 (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 47149040303?

Median gross rent is $1,376/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 47149040303?

13.5% of residents in tract 47149040303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,864.

How socially vulnerable is tract 47149040303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 82th, minority 60th, housing 16th.

How does tract 47149040303 compare to Smyrna overall?

Tract 47149040303 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Smyrna at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Smyrna

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