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Neighborhood · Columbus, GA

Cherokee Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 5–5

Cherokee Park maps to a single census tract in Columbus, GA, population 5,052. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 30.3%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Set annual rent against average household income of $29,889 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 23.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Running hot is economic stress at 7.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.

At $1,003 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Columbus commands. Among the 48 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

For a like-for-like read, Holly Hills and Rose Hill score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cherokee Park vs Columbus How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.8% +107%
Columbus: 30.3%
Average gross rent
$1,003 -9%
Columbus: $1,106
Average HH income
$29,889 -47%
Columbus: $56,622
Poverty rate
30.7% +63%
Columbus: 18.8%
Renter share
54.8% +11%
Columbus: 49.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cherokee Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5–5

Why Cherokee Park scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
63% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
55% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
30.7% below poverty line · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts
7.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Cherokee Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cherokee Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.0Cherokee ParkNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Cherokee Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13215011500 5 5,052 63% $1,003
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 93

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 97%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cherokee Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Cherokee Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cherokee Park?

Cherokee Park scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Cherokee Park compare to Columbus overall?

Cherokee Park scores 1.4 points higher than Columbus overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,003 vs $1,106.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cherokee Park?

Average gross rent in Cherokee Park is $1,003/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cherokee Park residents are renters?

55% of Cherokee Park households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 5,052 residents.
Q5

Is Cherokee Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Cherokee Park sits in the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Cherokee Park for landlords?

Cherokee Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Columbus as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Cherokee Park?

Cherokee Park has 4,805 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (60.3%), Hispanic / Latino (23.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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