2 census tracts · pop 8,823 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.9–4.7
The Cedars spans 2 census tracts of Hickory, NC and houses 8,823 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
36% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Hickory rate of 26.0%. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The filing record is not thin: 749 evictions logged in this tract. The voucher gap is 11.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 10.8% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,166, 10% above the Hickory average of $1,063. The most recent observed rate, 6.4% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Hickory, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. Against average income of $74,529, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Cedars vs HickoryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Cedars
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
749Total filings (sum)
8.06%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2014)
6.35%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Cedars
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Cedars
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Cedars?
The Cedars scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 The Cedars compare to Hickory overall?
The Cedars scores 0.1 points higher than Hickory overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,166 vs $1,063.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Cedars?
Average gross rent in The Cedars is $1,166/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Cedars residents are renters?
31% of The Cedars households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Hickory). The neighborhood has 8,823 residents.
Q5
Is The Cedars a high social-vulnerability area?
The Cedars sits in the 31st 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 The Cedars have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Cedars is census tract 37035010404 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 4.7, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is The Cedars for landlords?
The Cedars carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Hickory as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Cedars?
The Cedars has 8,635 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
