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Neighborhood · Tulsa, OK

Cherokee Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,812 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Cherokee Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Tulsa, OK, population 1,812. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 29.0% citywide, putting Cherokee Heights 11.1% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 29.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. SNAP participation is 34.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.

Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $902, 14% below the Tulsa average of $1,052.

Among the 117 mapped neighborhoods of Tulsa, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $47,832.

44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cherokee Heights vs Tulsa How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.1% +38%
Tulsa: 29.0%
Average gross rent
$902 -14%
Tulsa: $1,052
Average HH income
$47,832 -18%
Tulsa: $58,407
Poverty rate
29.7% +59%
Tulsa: 18.6%
Renter share
44.4% -8%
Tulsa: 48.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cherokee Heights and the region

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

Why Cherokee Heights 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 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
40% 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
44% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
29.7% below poverty line · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cherokee Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Cherokee Heights: 4.84.8Cherokee HeightsNeighborhoodParent 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 Cherokee Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
40143001300 4.8 1,812 40% $902
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 89

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 71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cherokee Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Cherokee Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cherokee Heights?

Cherokee Heights 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 Cherokee Heights compare to Tulsa overall?

Cherokee Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Tulsa overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $902 vs $1,052.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cherokee Heights?

Average gross rent in Cherokee Heights is $902/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cherokee Heights residents are renters?

44% of Cherokee Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tulsa). The neighborhood has 1,812 residents.
Q5

Is Cherokee Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Cherokee Heights sits in the 89th 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 Heights for landlords?

Cherokee Heights 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 Tulsa as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Cherokee Heights?

Cherokee Heights has 2,030 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.8%), Hispanic / Latino (42.4%), Other / Multiracial (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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