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Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Woodfin Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37021002701 · Buncombe County, NC · pop 3,981 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Woodfin

With a score of 4.6/10, tract 37021002701 in Woodfin, NC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,981. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 12% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,402
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$78,821

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Woodfin
Very High
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#18 of 65 tracts In Buncombe County
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#795 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodfin and the region

Centroid at 35.6757, -82.6033 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodfin scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Woodfin
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,529 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Woodfin
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Woodfin
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Woodfin
7.1

How Woodfin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodfin risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.6This tracttract 0027014.4Woodfinparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 117Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 6.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2006)
  • 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 37021002701
Filings climbed 36% over the past 11 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodfin

24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Buncombe County average of 46.9%.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.2/10. Court records carry 117 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2006 at 10.0% of renter households.

In a typical year about 6.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Buncombe County average of 4.1 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,529, close to the Woodfin average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37021002701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37021002701?

Census tract 37021002701 in Woodfin scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 37021002701?

Median gross rent is $1,529/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37021002701?

15.5% of residents in tract 37021002701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,981.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37021002701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 28th, minority 33th, housing 80th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37021002701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 117 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 37021002701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.28% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37021002701 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37021002701 compare to Woodfin overall?

Tract 37021002701 scores 4.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Woodfin at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodfin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Woodfin

Top eight tracts in Woodfin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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