2 census tracts · pop 15,983 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Richwood spans 2 census tracts of Memphis, TN, population 15,983. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. At $1,710 a month, rents sit 45% over what the rest of Memphis commands.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The voucher gap is 26.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in three of renter households.
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. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.6/10.
That places it #25 of 26 neighborhoods in Memphis. Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Harvest Knoll and White Station score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $93,770.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Richwood vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Richwood
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,333Total filings 2020-21
8.9Avg monthly observed
9.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.91×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About Richwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Richwood?
Richwood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Richwood compare to Memphis overall?
Richwood scores 1.0 points lower than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,710 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Richwood?
Average gross rent in Richwood is $1,710/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Richwood residents are renters?
26% of Richwood households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 15,983 residents.
Q5
Is Richwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Richwood 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 Richwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Richwood is census tract 47157021745 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Richwood for landlords?
Richwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Richwood?
Richwood has 16,079 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
