3 census tracts · pop 15,325 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5–5.4
Westwood is a 3-tract suburb of Memphis, TN and houses 15,325 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 43% 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.
Against a Memphis baseline of 33.2%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 3/10.
At $1,086 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Memphis commands. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Memphis, it ranks #8 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Binghampton and Whitehaven score within a fraction of it.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $45,713. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westwood
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,645Total filings 2020-21
7.3Avg monthly observed
6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About Westwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?
Westwood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Westwood compare to Memphis overall?
Westwood scores 1.2 points higher than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,086 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood?
Average gross rent in Westwood is $1,086/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?
32% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 15,325 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Westwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westwood is census tract 47157022330 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Westwood for landlords?
Westwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Westwood?
Westwood has 15,470 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.4%), Other / Multiracial (3%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
