1 census tracts · pop 4,011 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Viewmont is a one-tract neighborhood of Hickory, NC and houses 4,011 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the Hickory rate of 26.0%.
At $876 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Hickory commands. The filing record is not thin: 1,143 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 32.9% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 11.1% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Hickory, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third.
Rent takes 11% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Viewmont vs HickoryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Viewmont
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,143Total filings (sum)
16.09%Avg annual filing rate
32.9%Peak year (2003)
11.09%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Viewmont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Viewmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Viewmont?
Viewmont scores 3/10 (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 Viewmont compare to Hickory overall?
Viewmont scores 1.0 points lower than Hickory overall (4/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $876 vs $1,063.
Q3
What is the average rent in Viewmont?
Average gross rent in Viewmont is $876/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Viewmont residents are renters?
31% of Viewmont households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Hickory). The neighborhood has 4,011 residents.
Q5
Is Viewmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Viewmont sits in the 39th 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
How safe is Viewmont for landlords?
Viewmont carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Hickory as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Viewmont?
Viewmont has 3,813 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Hispanic / Latino (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
