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Neighborhood · Muskogee, OK

Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,818 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Highlands maps to a single census tract in Muskogee, OK, population 2,818. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 62% against 29.7% citywide, putting Highlands 32.5% over its own city.

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. 33% 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. The poverty rate is 41%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. SNAP participation is 33.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Disability prevalence reaches 49.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Muskogee, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $874, close to the Muskogee average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $34,167.

55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highlands vs Muskogee How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.2% +109%
Muskogee: 29.7%
Average gross rent
$874 +2%
Muskogee: $858
Average HH income
$34,167 -30%
Muskogee: $48,735
Poverty rate
40.6% +63%
Muskogee: 24.9%
Renter share
55.2% +23%
Muskogee: 45.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highlands and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.8–4.8

Why Highlands scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Rent control risk
62% 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 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
40.6% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Highlands vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Highlands score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Highlands: 4.84.8HighlandsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.53.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Highlands

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
40101000300 4.8 2,818 62% $874
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 97

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

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highlands

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

Frequently asked

About Highlands

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Highlands?

Highlands scores 4.8/10 (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 Highlands compare to Muskogee overall?

Highlands scores 1.4 points higher than Muskogee overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $874 vs $858.
Q3

What is the average rent in Highlands?

Average gross rent in Highlands is $874/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Highlands residents are renters?

55% of Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Muskogee). The neighborhood has 2,818 residents.
Q5

Is Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?

Highlands sits in the 97th 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 Highlands for landlords?

Highlands carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Muskogee as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Highlands?

Highlands has 2,796 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.6%), Other / Multiracial (15.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Muskogee

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Highlands.

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