1 census tracts · pop 7,560 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Cove maps to a single census tract in Burlington, NC and houses 7,560 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. At $1,316 a month, rents sit 25% over what the rest of Burlington commands.
Against a Burlington baseline of 28.4%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The filing record is not thin: 1,101 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 6.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 10.7% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 6.3% in 2018, is well off that peak.
That places it #11 of 13 neighborhoods in Burlington. The closest comparables inside the same city are Central Heights and Country Club Forest.
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
The Cove vs BurlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Cove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,101Total filings (sum)
7.46%Avg annual filing rate
10.7%Peak year (2014)
6.30%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Cove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.8%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Cove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Cove?
The Cove 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 The Cove compare to Burlington overall?
The Cove scores 0.4 points lower than Burlington overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,316 vs $1,051.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Cove?
Average gross rent in The Cove is $1,316/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Cove residents are renters?
53% of The Cove households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Burlington). The neighborhood has 7,560 residents.
Q5
Is The Cove a high social-vulnerability area?
The Cove sits in the 43rd 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 The Cove for landlords?
The Cove 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 The Cove?
The Cove has 7,869 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
