1 census tracts · pop 5,999 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Seymour Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Seymour, TN, population 5,999. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. At $934 a month, rents sit 38% under what the rest of Seymour commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10.
Against a Seymour baseline of 22.9%, 29% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.9/10.
At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Seymour Heights vs SeymourHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority6%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Seymour Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seymour Heights?
Seymour Heights scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Seymour Heights compare to Seymour overall?
Seymour Heights scores 0.4 points lower than Seymour overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $934 vs $1,515.
Q3
What is the average rent in Seymour Heights?
Average gross rent in Seymour eviction risk Heights is $934/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Seymour Heights residents are renters?
14% of Seymour Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Seymour). The neighborhood has 5,999 residents.
Q5
Is Seymour Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Seymour Heights sits in the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Seymour Heights for landlords?
Seymour eviction risk Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Seymour as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Seymour Heights?
Seymour Heights has 6,056 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (96.6%), Hispanic / Latino (1.7%), Other / Multiracial (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Seymour
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Seymour Heights.
