2 census tracts · pop 8,436 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.3–4.5
Woolsey spans 2 census tracts of Asheville, NC, population 8,436. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Asheville rate of 31.7%.
Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.3 to 4.5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10.
Court records for this tract carry 764 eviction filings. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.1% of adults, 9.7 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 15.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.2% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #15 of 18 neighborhoods in Asheville.
Average gross rent runs $1,326, close to the Asheville average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $75,763.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Woolsey vs AshevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Woolsey
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
764Total filings (sum)
7.48%Avg annual filing rate
15.3%Peak year (2010)
5.16%Latest filed (2013)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woolsey
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.6%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
25.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Woolsey
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woolsey?
Woolsey scores 3.9/10 (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 Woolsey compare to Asheville overall?
Woolsey scores 0.2 points lower than Asheville overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,326 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woolsey?
Average gross rent in Woolsey is $1,326/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woolsey residents are renters?
47% of Woolsey households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Asheville). The neighborhood has 8,436 residents.
Q5
Is Woolsey a high social-vulnerability area?
Woolsey sits in the 35th 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
Which tracts in Woolsey have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Woolsey is census tract 37021000400 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.5, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Woolsey for landlords?
Woolsey carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Woolsey?
Woolsey has 8,384 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
