1 census tracts · pop 4,645 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Cherokee Bay maps to a single census tract in Maple Valley, WA, population 4,645. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Maple Valley rate of 30.7%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 31 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 14.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.6% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Maple Valley. At 6% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Glacier Park and Belemonte score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $149,643, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,168, close to the Maple Valley average.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 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
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cherokee Bay vs Maple ValleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cherokee Bay
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
31Total filings (sum)
4.05%Avg annual filing rate
14.6%Peak year (2009)
2.55%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Cherokee Bay
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cherokee Bay?
Cherokee Bay scores 4.9/10 (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 Bay compare to Maple Valley overall?
Cherokee Bay scores 1.0 points lower than Maple Valley overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,168 vs $2,304.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cherokee Bay?
Average gross rent in Cherokee Bay is $2,168/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cherokee Bay residents are renters?
6% of Cherokee Bay households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Maple Valley). The neighborhood has 4,645 residents.
Q5
Is Cherokee Bay a high social-vulnerability area?
Cherokee Bay sits in the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). 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 Bay for landlords?
Cherokee Bay carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Maple Valley as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cherokee Bay?
Cherokee Bay has 4,696 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.9%), Other / Multiracial (14.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
