1 census tracts · pop 5,043 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Downtown is a one-tract suburb of Harrisburg, NC, population 5,043. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.6/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The voucher gap is 33.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Against a Harrisburg baseline of 25.1%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Set annual rent against average household income of $79,750 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 8.3/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 226 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.2% in 2017 against a 7.4% peak. Average gross rent is $2,427, 8% below the Harrisburg average of $2,640. At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs HarrisburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
226Total filings (sum)
6.15%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2016)
5.21%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
32.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 3.6/10 (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 Downtown compare to Harrisburg overall?
Downtown scores 0.2 points higher than Harrisburg overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,427 vs $2,640.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $2,427/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
19% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 8% in Harrisburg). The neighborhood has 5,043 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Harrisburg as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 4,854 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
