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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Walterhill Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47149040501 · Rutherford County, TN · pop 9,467 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Walterhill

Census tract 47149040501 covers Walterhill in Rutherford County, home to 9,467 residents. For landlords it grades 3.4/10, a lower reading. On the national scale it ranks #80,539 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,632 a month while the average household earns $103,603 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 5% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units3,166
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$103,603

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Walterhill
Very Low
Within county
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#57 of 64 tracts In Rutherford County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#1,596 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Walterhill and the region

Centroid at 36.0270, -86.4369 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walterhill scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Walterhill
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,632 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walterhill
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walterhill
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walterhill
1.1

How Walterhill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walterhill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 040501Walterhill: 1.81.8Walterhillparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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 Walterhill

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. 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 Walterhill, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 47149040501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47149040501?

Census tract 47149040501 in Walterhill scores 1.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 47149040501?

Median gross rent is $1,632/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47149040501?

4.0% of residents in tract 47149040501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,467.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47149040501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 40th, minority 35th, housing 10th.
Q5

How does tract 47149040501 compare to Walterhill overall?

Tract 47149040501 scores 1.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Walterhill at 1.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walterhill; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Walterhill

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

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