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Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Smyrna Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47149042301 · Rutherford County, TN · pop 5,451 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Smyrna

47149042301 is a census tract in Smyrna, TN. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 16% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,952
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$73,512

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 15 tracts In Smyrna
High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 64 tracts In Rutherford County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#231 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
High
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,049 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Smyrna and the region

Centroid at 35.9595, -86.4797 · click any tract to drill in

Why Smyrna scores 5.1

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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,585 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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.
Smyrna risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0423014.1Smyrnaparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Smyrna

Cost burden runs 62% here against 47.9% across Rutherford County. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.6/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Rutherford County average of 3.9. At $1,585 a month, rents run 8% over what the rest of Smyrna commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $73,512.

42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 47149042301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47149042301?

Census tract 47149042301 in Smyrna scores 5.1/10 (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 47149042301?

Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47149042301?

15.3% of residents in tract 47149042301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,451.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47149042301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 94th, minority 73th, housing 98th.
Q5

How does tract 47149042301 compare to Smyrna overall?

Tract 47149042301 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Smyrna at 4.1/10. 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.

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