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 KnoxvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%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.