2 census tracts · pop 7,320 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.8–4.3
Greenwood Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Knoxville, TN and houses 7,320 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
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 eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $1,382, 16% above the Knoxville average of $1,191. Cost burden runs 37% against 31.9% citywide, putting Greenwood Heights 4.6% over its own city.
That places it #22 of 60 neighborhoods in Knoxville. For a like-for-like read, Kingston Hills and Loveland score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $66,918. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Greenwood Heights vs KnoxvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Greenwood Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenwood Heights?
Greenwood Heights scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Greenwood Heights compare to Knoxville overall?
Greenwood Heights scores 0.6 points higher than Knoxville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,382 vs $1,191.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenwood Heights?
Average gross rent in Greenwood Heights is $1,382/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenwood Heights residents are renters?
32% of Greenwood Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Knoxville). The neighborhood has 7,320 residents.
Q5
Is Greenwood Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenwood Heights sits in the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Greenwood Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenwood Heights is census tract 47093004608 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.3, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Greenwood Heights for landlords?
Greenwood Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Knoxville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Greenwood Heights?
Greenwood Heights has 7,154 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
