1 census tracts · pop 3,092 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Cherry Gardens maps to a single census tract in Richmond, VA and houses 3,092 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Richmond rate of 31.1%.
Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. SNAP participation is 30.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Food insecurity affects 31.4% of adults, 13.6 points above the national rate. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
At $1,248 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Richmond commands. That places it #12 of 54 neighborhoods in Richmond. For a like-for-like read, Fairmount and Clopton score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cherry Gardens vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cherry Gardens
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.5%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility shutoff threat
31.4%Food insecurity
30.9%SNAP enrollment
15.7%No health insurance
45.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cherry Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cherry Gardens?
Cherry Gardens scores 5.5/10 (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 Cherry Gardens compare to Richmond overall?
Cherry Gardens scores 1.2 points higher than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,248 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cherry Gardens?
Average gross rent in Cherry Gardens is $1,248/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cherry Gardens residents are renters?
73% of Cherry Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 3,092 residents.
Q5
Is Cherry Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Cherry Gardens sits in the 78th 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 Cherry Gardens for landlords?
Cherry Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Richmond as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cherry Gardens?
Cherry Gardens has 2,204 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.5%), Hispanic / Latino (0.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.