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Neighborhood · Knoxville, TN

Sutherland Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,532 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Sutherland Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Knoxville, TN, population 2,532. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Knoxville baseline of 31.9%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The dominant input is economic stress at 9.7/10. The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Among the 60 mapped neighborhoods of Knoxville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

For a like-for-like read, Parkridge and Mule Hollow score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,141, close to the Knoxville average.

One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Sutherland Heights vs Knoxville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.4% +67%
Knoxville: 31.9%
Average gross rent
$1,141 -4%
Knoxville: $1,191
Average HH income
$39,063 -23%
Knoxville: $50,994
Poverty rate
38.6% +89%
Knoxville: 20.5%
Renter share
86.0% +61%
Knoxville: 53.4%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Sutherland Heights and the region

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

Why Sutherland Heights scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
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 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
86% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
38.6% below poverty line · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sutherland Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8Sutherland HeightsNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sutherland Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
47093002600 4.8 2,532 53% $1,141
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 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 79%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Sutherland Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sutherland Heights?

Sutherland 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 Sutherland Heights compare to Knoxville overall?

Sutherland Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Knoxville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,141 vs $1,191.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sutherland Heights?

Average gross rent in Sutherland Heights is $1,141/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sutherland Heights residents are renters?

86% of Sutherland Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Knoxville). The neighborhood has 2,532 residents.
Q5

Is Sutherland Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Sutherland 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 Sutherland Heights for landlords?

Sutherland 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 Knoxville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sutherland Heights?

Sutherland Heights has 2,914 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.1%), Hispanic / Latino (30.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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