Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Memphis Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 47157022700 · Shelby County, TN · pop 7,796
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 47157022700 in Memphis, TN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 7,796 residents. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,837
Renter share61.5%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate32.2%
Median income$29,329
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Memphis and the region
Centroid at 35.0080, -90.0514 · click any tract to drill in
Why Memphis scores 5.4
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
32.2% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,001 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 694Total filings 2020-21
- 9.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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
64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Shelby County average of 48.3%. Set annual rent against average income of $29,329 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Disability prevalence runs 49.9% against 31.5% nationally.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.1/10. Against the Shelby County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
At $1,001 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Memphis commands. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.7/10. Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 47157022700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157022700?
Census tract 47157022700 in Memphis scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 47157022700?
Median gross rent is $1,001/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 47157022700?
32.2% of residents in tract 47157022700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,796.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 47157022700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 86th, minority 96th, housing 86th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 47157022700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.92× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis eviction risk, TN), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 47157022700 compare to Memphis overall?
Tract 47157022700 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Memphis at 4/10. 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.
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