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Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Pigeon Forge Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 47155081001 · Sevier County, TN · pop 3,530 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Pigeon Forge

47155081001 is a census tract in Pigeon Forge, TN. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 27% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,338
Renter share49.6%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$48,433

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Pigeon Forge
Low
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 27 tracts In Sevier County
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#584 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Elevated
National
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#45,786 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pigeon Forge and the region

Centroid at 35.8027, -83.5176 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pigeon Forge scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pigeon Forge
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$971 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pigeon Forge
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pigeon Forge
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pigeon Forge
6.8

How Pigeon Forge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pigeon Forge risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.2This tracttract 0810014.0Pigeon Forgeparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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 Pigeon Forge

46% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Sevier County average of 34.7%. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10.

The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

Adults with no health insurance runs 18.3% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Sevier County average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $971, close to the Pigeon Forge average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $48,433. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 47155081001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47155081001?

Census tract 47155081001 in Pigeon Forge scores 4.2/10 (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 47155081001?

Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47155081001?

11.0% of residents in tract 47155081001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,530.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47155081001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 99th, minority 38th, housing 78th.
Q5

How does tract 47155081001 compare to Pigeon Forge overall?

Tract 47155081001 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Pigeon Forge at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pigeon Forge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pigeon Forge

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

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