Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Woodfin Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37021002701 · Buncombe County, NC · pop 3,981 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Woodfin
Tract 37021002701, home to 3,981 residents in Woodfin in Buncombe County, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,529 a month while the average household earns $78,821 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
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 county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
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
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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)
- 117Total filings over 11 yrs
- 6.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.0%Peak (2006)
- 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 9.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodfin
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Woodfin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Buncombe County average of 5.4 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 117 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2006.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 37021002701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37021002701?
Census tract 37021002701 in Woodfin scores 4/10 (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 4/10, higher than the parent city of Woodfin at 2.5/10. 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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