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Neighborhood · Graham, NC

Laurelton Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,314 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 4–4

Laurelton Village is a one-tract neighborhood of Graham, NC, population 3,314. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.

The filing record is not thin: 1,551 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $902, 16% below the Graham average of $1,071.

Against a Graham baseline of 28.4%, 24% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 40.8% of renter households.

Judgments average 7.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Rockwood and Avalon Valley.

Against average income of $56,422, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Laurelton Village vs Graham How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
24.1% -15%
Graham: 28.4%
Average gross rent
$902 -16%
Graham: $1,071
Average HH income
$56,422 +3%
Graham: $54,783
Poverty rate
11.5% -36%
Graham: 18.1%
Renter share
35.8% -24%
Graham: 46.8%
Peer neighborhoods

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Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laurelton Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4–4

Why Laurelton Village scores 4

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 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Rent control risk
24% of income on rent · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
36% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
11.5% below poverty line · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

Laurelton Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Laurelton Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.0Laurelton VillageNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Laurelton Village

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37001021102 4 3,314 24% $902
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 53%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 42%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Laurelton Village

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,551Total filings (sum)
  • 20.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 40.8%Peak year (2018)
  • 40.80%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Laurelton Village

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

Frequently asked

About Laurelton Village

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Laurelton Village?

Laurelton Village scores 4/10 (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 Laurelton Village compare to Graham overall?

Laurelton Village scores 0.0 points higher than Graham overall (4/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $902 vs $1,071.
Q3

What is the average rent in Laurelton Village?

Average gross rent in Laurelton Village is $902/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Laurelton Village residents are renters?

36% of Laurelton Village households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Graham). The neighborhood has 3,314 residents.
Q5

Is Laurelton Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Laurelton Village 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

How safe is Laurelton Village for landlords?

Laurelton Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Graham as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Laurelton Village?

Laurelton Village has 3,306 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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