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Neighborhood · Burlington, NC

Cedar Crest Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 5,791 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10 · range 3.5–4.5

Cedar Crest is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Burlington with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,791 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.8/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 30% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $971/month sits 8% lower than the Burlington citywide average ($1,051).

Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cedar Crest vs Burlington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
29.6% +4%
Burlington: 28.4%
Average gross rent
$971 -8%
Burlington: $1,051
Average HH income
$55,801 +2%
Burlington: $54,941
Poverty rate
8.6% -52%
Burlington: 18.0%
Renter share
36.4% -21%
Burlington: 46.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cedar Crest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.5–4.5

Why Cedar Crest scores 3.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.5–5.1 across tracts
4.6
Rent control risk
30% of income on rent · Range 1.0–4.4 across tracts
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.5 across tracts
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
36% renter households · Range 2.5–9.0 across tracts
6.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–6.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
8.6% below poverty line · Range 1.2–4.0 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–3.2 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Cedar Crest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cedar Crest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Cedar Crest: 3.83.8Cedar CrestNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.92.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Cedar Crest

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37001020801 4.5 1,970 43% $925
37001020901 3.5 3,821 23% $995
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Cedar Crest

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,643Total filings (sum)
  • 15.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.1%Peak year (2007)
  • 12.94%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cedar Crest

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Cedar Crest

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cedar Crest?

Cedar Crest scores 3.8/10 (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 Cedar Crest compare to Burlington overall?

Cedar Crest scores 1.0 points higher than Burlington overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $971 vs $1,051.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cedar Crest?

Average gross rent in Cedar Crest is $971/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cedar Crest residents are renters?

36% of Cedar Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Burlington). The neighborhood has 5,791 residents.
Q5

Is Cedar Crest a high social-vulnerability area?

Cedar Crest sits in the 55th 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

Which tracts in Cedar Crest have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Cedar Crest is census tract 37001020801 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 4.5, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Cedar Crest for landlords?

Cedar Crest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Burlington as a whole (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Cedar Crest?

Cedar Crest has 6,255 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.3%), Hispanic / Latino (24.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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