1 census tracts · pop 4,818 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Malvern Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Asheville, NC, population 4,818. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 62% against 31.7% citywide, putting Malvern Hills 30.0% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,870 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.1% of adults, 9.7 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 32.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 10.7% in 2013, is well off that peak.
At $1,289 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Asheville commands. Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Asheville, it ranks #17 by risk, the lower third.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $65,668.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 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
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Malvern Hills vs AshevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Malvern Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,870Total filings (sum)
23.74%Avg annual filing rate
32.8%Peak year (2006)
10.71%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Malvern Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Malvern Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Malvern Hills?
Malvern Hills scores 3.5/10 (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 Malvern Hills compare to Asheville overall?
Malvern Hills scores 0.6 points lower than Asheville overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,289 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Malvern Hills?
Average gross rent in Malvern Hills is $1,289/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Malvern Hills residents are renters?
33% of Malvern Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Asheville). The neighborhood has 4,818 residents.
Q5
Is Malvern Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Malvern Hills sits in the 20th 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
How safe is Malvern Hills for landlords?
Malvern Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Malvern Hills?
Malvern Hills has 4,534 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
