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Neighborhood · Tarboro, NC

Panola Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,008 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 4.7–4.7

Panola Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Tarboro, NC, population 3,008. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 35.3% citywide, putting Panola Heights 27.4% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10.

Court records for this tract carry 1,077 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 31.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 25.6% in 2018 against a 31.2% peak.

For a like-for-like read, Brentwood and Woodgreen score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $891, close to the Tarboro average.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $41,771. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Panola Heights vs Tarboro How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.7% +78%
Tarboro: 35.3%
Average gross rent
$891 +6%
Tarboro: $843
Average HH income
$41,771 -15%
Tarboro: $49,386
Poverty rate
26.2% +33%
Tarboro: 19.8%
Renter share
47.7% +11%
Tarboro: 42.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Panola Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.7–4.7

Why Panola Heights scores 4.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Rent control risk
63% of income on rent · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
26.2% below poverty line · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Risk score comparison

Panola Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Panola Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.7Panola HeightsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Panola Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37065021000 4.7 3,008 63% $891
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Panola Heights

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,077Total filings (sum)
  • 24.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 31.2%Peak year (2016)
  • 25.59%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Panola Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Panola Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Panola Heights?

Panola Heights scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Panola Heights compare to Tarboro overall?

Panola Heights scores 0.7 points higher than Tarboro overall (4/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $891 vs $843.
Q3

What is the average rent in Panola Heights?

Average gross rent in Panola Heights is $891/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Panola Heights residents are renters?

48% of Panola Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Tarboro). The neighborhood has 3,008 residents.
Q5

Is Panola Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Panola Heights sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Panola Heights for landlords?

Panola Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Tarboro as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Panola Heights?

Panola Heights has 2,926 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.1%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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