Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Mebane Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37001021207 · Alamance County, NC · pop 3,681 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Mebane
Here is how census tract 37001021207, in Mebane eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,681. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,199 a month while the average household earns $72,917 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,611
Renter share30.6%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$72,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mebane and the region
Centroid at 36.1076, -79.2987 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mebane scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mebane
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,199 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mebane
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mebane
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mebane
5.1
How Mebane compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 665Total filings over 17 yrs
- 7.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.5%Peak (2004)
- 33Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 30% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.4%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mebane
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mebane eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Alamance County average of 5.2 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 665 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 7.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.5% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37001021207
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37001021207?
Census tract 37001021207 in Mebane scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 37001021207?
Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37001021207?
6.3% of residents in tract 37001021207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,681.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37001021207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 50th, minority 39th, housing 72th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37001021207?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 665 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37001021207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.24% of renter households, peaking at 11.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37001021207 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37001021207 compare to Mebane overall?
Tract 37001021207 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Mebane at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mebane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mebane
Top eight tracts in Mebane ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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