2 census tracts · pop 4,302 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.7–4.5
Cooper-Young spans 2 census tracts of Memphis, TN, population 4,302. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 33.2% citywide, putting Cooper-Young 12.8% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
At $1,302 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Memphis commands. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Memphis, it ranks #21 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Berclair and Harbor Town. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $64,767. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cooper-Young vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cooper-Young
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
306Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.82×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About Cooper-Young
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cooper-Young?
Cooper-Young scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Cooper-Young compare to Memphis overall?
Cooper-Young scores 0.0 points higher than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,302 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cooper-Young?
Average gross rent in Cooper-Young is $1,302/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cooper-Young residents are renters?
36% of Cooper-Young households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 4,302 residents.
Q5
Is Cooper-Young a high social-vulnerability area?
Cooper-Young sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Cooper-Young have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cooper-Young is census tract 47157006400 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.5, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Cooper-Young for landlords?
Cooper-Young carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Memphis as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cooper-Young?
Cooper-Young has 4,042 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Hispanic / Latino (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
