Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
East Memphis Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47157009501 · Shelby County, TN · pop 3,173 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
In East Memphis in Memphis, census tract 47157009501 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #67,656 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,305 monthly, set against $75,539 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,368
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$75,539
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0990, -89.8906 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Memphis scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Memphis
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,305 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Memphis
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Memphis
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Memphis
4.5
How East Memphis compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 104Total filings 2020-21
- 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East Memphis. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Memphis
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Memphis eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Shelby County average of 4.9 and in line with 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 10th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157009501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157009501?
Census tract 47157009501 in the East Memphis neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 47157009501?
Median gross rent is $1,305/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157009501?
10.5% of residents in tract 47157009501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,173.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157009501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 8th, minority 37th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 47157009501 considered part of East Memphis?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157009501 fall within East Memphis (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 47157009501 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157009501 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Memphis at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Memphis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Memphis
Top eight tracts in Memphis ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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