Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Memphis Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 47157021126 · Shelby County, TN · pop 4,262 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Memphis
Eviction risk in Memphis eviction risk in Shelby County centers on tract 47157021126, which scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,262 residents. It lands near the 17th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,417 a month while the average household earns $65,971 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,695
Renter share63.8%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$65,971
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.1650, -89.8025 · click any tract to drill in
Why Memphis scores 3.6
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Memphis compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 882Total filings 2020-21
- 11.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.32×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Memphis
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 White and Black and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.32x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157021126
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157021126?
Census tract 47157021126 in Memphis scores 3.6/10 (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 47157021126?
Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157021126?
7.2% of residents in tract 47157021126 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,262.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157021126?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 27th, minority 61th, housing 48th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 47157021126 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.32× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 47157021126 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157021126 scores 3.6/10, 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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47157010500
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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