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Cherokee Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Meridian

Tract 28075010502 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 2,968 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 28075010502 covers the Cherokee Village area of Meridian, home to 2,968 residents. For landlords it grades 3.7/10, a lower reading. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.

19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,106 monthly, set against $56,310 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 11% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,218

Renter share14.1%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate20.7%

Median income$56,310

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.2911, -88.7150 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherokee Village scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Meridian

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Mississippi legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

20.7% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,106 rent vs county FMR

6.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Meridian

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

How Cherokee Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

57%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

13.1%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
16.4%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
35.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Village

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Meridian eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lauderdale County average of 4.3 and below the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 28075010502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075010502?

Census tract 28075010502 in the Cherokee Village neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 28075010502?

Median gross rent is $1,106/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075010502?

20.7% of residents in tract 28075010502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,968.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075010502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 84th, minority 33th, housing 39th.

Is tract 28075010502 considered part of Cherokee Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28075010502 fall within Cherokee Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 28075010502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075010502 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075010502 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Meridian at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Meridian eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Meridian

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