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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Cherokee Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Johnson City

Tract 47179060602 · Washington County, TN · pop 4,238 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 47179060602 sits in the Cherokee Hills area of Johnson City eviction risk, TN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. Population here is 4,238. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 35% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,634
Renter share70.8%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate33.9%
Median income$41,512

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cherokee Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 27 tracts In Johnson City
High
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 32 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#314 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Johnson City and the region

Centroid at 36.2936, -82.3719 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherokee Hills scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Johnson City
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
33.9% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Johnson City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Johnson City
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Johnson City
2.5

How Cherokee Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cherokee Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0606023.4Johnson Cityparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Hills

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against Washington County at 40.0%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Running hot, economic stress reads 8.5/10. This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

It sits 1.1 points above the Washington County average of 3.7. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $998, close to the Johnson City average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $41,512.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 47179060602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47179060602?

Census tract 47179060602 in the Cherokee Hills neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 47179060602?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47179060602?

33.9% of residents in tract 47179060602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,238.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47179060602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 2th, minority 31th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 47179060602 considered part of Cherokee Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47179060602 fall within Cherokee Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47179060602 compare to Johnson City overall?

Tract 47179060602 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Johnson City at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Johnson City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Johnson City

Top eight tracts in Johnson City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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