4 census tracts · pop 7,366 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
North Memphis is a 4-tract suburb of Memphis, TN and houses 7,366 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Memphis baseline of 33.2%, 52% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.6/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Average gross rent is $903, 24% below the Memphis average of $1,181. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Memphis, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Annesdale-Snowden and Frayser score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 4 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
North Memphis vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in North Memphis
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,248Total filings 2020-21
4.2Avg monthly observed
5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About North Memphis
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Memphis?
North Memphis scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 North Memphis compare to Memphis overall?
North Memphis scores 1.4 points higher than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $903 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Memphis?
Average gross rent in North Memphis eviction risk is $903/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Memphis residents are renters?
58% of North Memphis households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 7,366 residents.
Q5
Is North Memphis a high social-vulnerability area?
North Memphis sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 North Memphis have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in North Memphis is census tract 47157000900 (score 5.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is North Memphis for landlords?
North Memphis eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of North Memphis?
North Memphis has 6,963 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.9%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
