2 census tracts · pop 5,499 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–4.6
Albemarle takes in 2 census tracts of Asheville, NC and houses 5,499 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Asheville rate of 31.7%.
23% 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. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.6. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 526 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 6.9% of adults, 10.9 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 8.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Asheville, it ranks #17 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Malvern Hills and Woolsey score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Albemarle vs AshevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Albemarle
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
526Total filings (sum)
3.37%Avg annual filing rate
8.8%Peak year (2008)
2.82%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Albemarle
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.5%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
23.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Albemarle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Albemarle?
Albemarle scores 3.5/10 (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 Albemarle compare to Asheville overall?
Albemarle scores 0.6 points lower than Asheville overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,327 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Albemarle?
Average gross rent in Albemarle is $1,327/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Albemarle residents are renters?
34% of Albemarle households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Asheville). The neighborhood has 5,499 residents.
Q5
Is Albemarle a high social-vulnerability area?
Albemarle sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Albemarle have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Albemarle is census tract 37021000600 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Albemarle for landlords?
Albemarle carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Asheville as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Albemarle?
Albemarle has 5,472 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
