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Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Bristol Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 47163042400 · Sullivan County, TN · pop 3,449 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Bristol

47163042400 is a census tract in Bristol, TN. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,449 residents. roughly one in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Sullivan County average of 35.9%.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 23% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,676
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$51,603

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 12 tracts In Bristol
Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 40 tracts In Sullivan County
Moderate
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#898 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Moderate
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#57,812 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bristol and the region

Centroid at 36.5735, -82.3328 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bristol scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bristol
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.4
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$868 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bristol
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bristol
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bristol
5.8

How Bristol compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bristol risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0424003.7Bristolparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bristol

Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.6/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.9/10. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Running cool, regional political climate reads 2.4/10. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Sullivan County average of 3.7 closely.

Average gross rent is $868, close to the Bristol average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $51,603.

31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 47163042400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47163042400?

Census tract 47163042400 in Bristol scores 3.5/10 (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 47163042400?

Median gross rent is $868/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47163042400?

11.0% of residents in tract 47163042400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,449.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47163042400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 18th, minority 5th, housing 60th.
Q5

How does tract 47163042400 compare to Bristol overall?

Tract 47163042400 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Bristol at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bristol eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bristol

Top eight tracts in Bristol ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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