Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Memphis Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 47157022310 · Shelby County, TN · pop 5,867
Memphis is where census tract 47157022310 sits, home to 5,867 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #34,139 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,026 a month while the average household earns $29,647 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,881
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate41.3%
Median income$29,647
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0452, -90.0741 · click any tract to drill in
Why Memphis scores 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
41.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,026 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Memphis compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 762Total filings 2020-21
- 10.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 15.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.65×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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Memphis
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above the Shelby County average of 4.9 and above the Tennessee statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.65x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157022310
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157022310?
Census tract 47157022310 in Memphis scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 47157022310?
Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157022310?
41.3% of residents in tract 47157022310 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,867.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157022310?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 96th, minority 100th, housing 63th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 47157022310 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.65× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 47157022310 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157022310 scores 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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/ 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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