2 census tracts · pop 9,685 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cary takes in 2 census tracts of Jacksonville, FL and houses 9,685 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. At $872 a month, rents sit 40% under what the rest of Jacksonville commands.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Cost burden runs 25% against 32.8% citywide, putting Cary 8.0% under its own city.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.4/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. That places it #24 of 33 neighborhoods in Jacksonville.
Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are The Wilderness and Ortega Terrace. Against average income of $85,398, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cary vs JacksonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cary
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
346Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
2.19×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Jacksonville, FL).
Frequently asked
About Cary
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cary?
Cary scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Cary compare to Jacksonville overall?
Cary scores 0.4 points lower than Jacksonville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $872 vs $1,465.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cary?
Average gross rent in Cary is $872/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cary residents are renters?
13% of Cary households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Jacksonville). The neighborhood has 9,685 residents.
Q5
Is Cary a high social-vulnerability area?
Cary sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Cary have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cary is census tract 12031010501 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Cary for landlords?
Cary carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jacksonville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cary?
Cary has 9,952 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (61.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
