1 census tracts · pop 2,664 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Central Heights maps to a single census tract in Burlington, NC and houses 2,664 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 43% 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.
Cost burden runs 49% against 28.4% citywide, putting Central Heights 20.4% over its own city. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Average gross rent is $1,316, 25% above the Burlington average of $1,051. Court records for this tract carry 227 eviction filings.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 10.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.2% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Burlington, it ranks #11 by risk, the lower third. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $61,076.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Central Heights vs BurlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
227Total filings (sum)
5.03%Avg annual filing rate
10.4%Peak year (2008)
4.16%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
34.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Heights?
Central Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Central Heights compare to Burlington overall?
Central Heights scores 0.4 points lower than Burlington overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,316 vs $1,051.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Heights?
Average gross rent in Central Heights is $1,316/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Heights residents are renters?
26% of Central Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Burlington). The neighborhood has 2,664 residents.
Q5
Is Central Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Heights sits in the 32nd 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
How safe is Central Heights for landlords?
Central Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Burlington as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Heights?
Central Heights has 2,654 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
