Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shelby
Tract 37045951200 · Cleveland County, NC · pop 5,904 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 37045951200 belongs to Westwood Heights in Shelby, North Carolina. It is home to 5,904 residents and scores 6.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #17,020 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,053 a month while the average household earns $44,389 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,490
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$44,389
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shelby and the region
Centroid at 35.2661, -81.5590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood Heights scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shelby
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,053 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shelby
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shelby
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shelby
6.7
How Westwood Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 1,754Total filings over 16 yrs
- 11.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.3%Peak (2017)
- 208Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 151% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 16.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.0%Food insecurity
- 20.7%SNAP enrollment
- 11.6%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Shelby eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cleveland County average of 5.7 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,754 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 11.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.3% of renter households in 2017.
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 37045951200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37045951200?
Census tract 37045951200 in the Westwood Heights neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 37045951200?
Median gross rent is $1,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37045951200?
17.0% of residents in tract 37045951200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,904.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37045951200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 97th, minority 62th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 37045951200 considered part of Westwood Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37045951200 fall within Westwood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37045951200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,754 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37045951200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.34% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37045951200 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.6% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37045951200 compare to Shelby overall?
Tract 37045951200 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Shelby at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shelby eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shelby
Top eight tracts in Shelby ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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