Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
DeGraffenried Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , New Bern
Tract 37049960900 · Craven County, NC · pop 1,774 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
37049960900 is a census tract in the DeGraffenried Park area of New Bern, NC. It scores 5.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,774. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units991
Renter share55.5%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate24.3%
Median income$41,892
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bern and the region
Centroid at 35.1088, -77.0387 · click any tract to drill in
Why DeGraffenried Park scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Bern
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
24.3% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$768 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Bern
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Bern
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Bern
6.9
How DeGraffenried Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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)
- 82Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2018)
- 51Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within DeGraffenried Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in DeGraffenried Park
The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $768, 29% below the New Bern average.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Against Craven County at 41.4%, about half of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.3 points above the Craven County average of 4.2.
Court records carry 82 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Filings peaked in 2018 at 7.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37049960900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049960900?
Census tract 37049960900 in the DeGraffenried Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 37049960900?
Median gross rent is $768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37049960900?
24.3% of residents in tract 37049960900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,774.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37049960900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 97th, minority 70th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 37049960900 considered part of DeGraffenried Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37049960900 fall within DeGraffenried Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37049960900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 82 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37049960900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.06% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37049960900 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37049960900 compare to New Bern overall?
Tract 37049960900 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of New Bern at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Bern eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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