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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Cherokee Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Richmond

Tract 51760070400 · Richmond city, VA · pop 4,062 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 51760070400 covers part of the Cherokee Hills area of Richmond, VA, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,062. 21% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Richmond City average of 50.2%.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 13% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,816
Renter share16.6%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$105,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cherokee Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#59 of 75 tracts In Richmond
Low
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#65 of 75 tracts In Richmond city
Very Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond and the region

Centroid at 37.5431, -77.5206 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherokee Hills scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richmond
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,365 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richmond
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richmond
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richmond
5.0

How Cherokee Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cherokee Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0704004.3Richmondparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 200Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 15.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.4%Peak (2016)
  • 78Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2013 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 51760070400
Filings climbed 90% over the past 4 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Hills

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.1/10.

Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.4/10. It sits 1.3 points below the Richmond City average of 4.3. SNAP participation runs 5.1% against 15.2% nationally.

Court records carry 200 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2016 at 23.4% of renter households.

In a typical year about 15.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2/10.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 51760070400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51760070400?

Census tract 51760070400 in the Cherokee Hills neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 51760070400?

Median gross rent is $1,365/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51760070400?

4.5% of residents in tract 51760070400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,062.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51760070400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 15th, minority 42th, housing 14th.
Q5

Is tract 51760070400 considered part of Cherokee Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51760070400 fall within Cherokee Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51760070400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51760070400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.79% of renter households, peaking at 23.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51760070400 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51760070400 compare to Richmond overall?

Tract 51760070400 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Richmond at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richmond

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

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