1 census tracts · pop 3,455 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Kenilworth is a one-tract neighborhood of Asheville, NC and houses 3,455 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Asheville rate of 31.7%.
31% 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 rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 331 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 3.4% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #14 of 18 neighborhoods in Asheville. For a like-for-like read, Pisgah View and Woolsey score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $86,905, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,324, close to the Asheville average.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kenilworth vs AshevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kenilworth
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
331Total filings (sum)
5.18%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2005)
3.43%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kenilworth
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kenilworth
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kenilworth?
Kenilworth scores 4.1/10 (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 Kenilworth compare to Asheville overall?
Kenilworth scores 0.0 points higher than Asheville overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,324 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kenilworth?
Average gross rent in Kenilworth is $1,324/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kenilworth residents are renters?
40% of Kenilworth households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Asheville). The neighborhood has 3,455 residents.
Q5
Is Kenilworth a high social-vulnerability area?
Kenilworth sits in the 36th 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 Kenilworth for landlords?
Kenilworth carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Asheville as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kenilworth?
Kenilworth has 3,310 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.9%), Hispanic / Latino (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
