8 census tracts · pop 26,175 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.9–4.9
Highland Park is a 8-tract neighborhood of Chattanooga, TN and houses 26,175 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 28.6% citywide, putting Highland Park 14.1% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 23% 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.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. At $1,028 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Chattanooga commands. The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.9 to 4.9, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Running hot is economic stress at 7.7/10. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Chattanooga, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Logan Heights and North Chattanooga. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $47,090.
65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs ChattanoogaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Highland Park compare to Chattanooga overall?
Highland Park scores 1.3 points higher than Chattanooga overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,028 vs $1,256.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $1,028/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
65% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Chattanooga). The neighborhood has 26,175 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 79th 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
Which tracts in Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 47065012400 (score 4.9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 4.9, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chattanooga as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Park?
Highland Park has 26,133 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (39.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Hispanic / Latino (20.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
