3 census tracts · pop 7,029 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.4–5.4
Harbor Town spans 3 census tracts of Memphis, TN and houses 7,029 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 33.2% citywide, putting Harbor Town 20.0% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. At $1,504 a month, rents sit 27% over what the rest of Memphis commands.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.4 to 5.4, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The voucher gap is 11.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Memphis, it ranks #22 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Cooper-Young and Berclair. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $60,018. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Harbor Town vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Harbor Town
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,068Total filings 2020-21
5.8Avg monthly observed
4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.33×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About Harbor Town
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Harbor Town?
Harbor Town scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Harbor Town compare to Memphis overall?
Harbor Town scores 0.1 points lower than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,504 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Harbor Town?
Average gross rent in Harbor Town is $1,504/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Harbor Town residents are renters?
64% of Harbor Town households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 7,029 residents.
Q5
Is Harbor Town a high social-vulnerability area?
Harbor Town sits in the 38th 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 Harbor Town have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Harbor Town is census tract 47157000200 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.4, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Harbor Town for landlords?
Harbor Town carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Harbor Town?
Harbor Town has 7,062 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
