1 census tracts · pop 4,238 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Cherokee Hills maps to a single census tract in Johnson City, TN and houses 4,238 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Johnson City baseline of 29.8%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side is economic stress at 8.5/10.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Johnson City. For a like-for-like read, Holly Hill and Melrose score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $998, close to the Johnson City average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $41,512.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cherokee Hills vs Johnson CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Cherokee Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cherokee Hills?
Cherokee Hills 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 Cherokee Hills compare to Johnson City overall?
Cherokee Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Johnson City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $998 vs $1,023.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cherokee Hills?
Average gross rent in Cherokee Hills is $998/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cherokee Hills residents are renters?
71% of Cherokee Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Johnson City). The neighborhood has 4,238 residents.
Q5
Is Cherokee Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Cherokee Hills sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Cherokee Hills for landlords?
Cherokee Hills 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 Johnson City as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cherokee Hills?
Cherokee Hills has 4,198 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
