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Tower Gate Eviction Risk: Elevated , Winston-Salem

Tract 37067002702 · Forsyth County, NC · pop 5,254 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Tract 37067002702 covers the Tower Gate neighborhood of Winston-Salem in North Carolina. Home to 5,254 residents, it scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,080 monthly, set against $30,788 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 34% Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units2,402
Renter share81.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate45.5%
Median income$30,788

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Tower Gate
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 65 tracts In Winston-Salem
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 95 tracts In Forsyth County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Winston-Salem and the region

Centroid at 36.1633, -80.2768 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tower Gate scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Winston-Salem
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
45.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,080 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Winston-Salem
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Winston-Salem
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Winston-Salem
3.5

How Tower Gate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tower Gate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 002702Winston-Salem: 3.13.1Winston-Salemparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 1,512Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 20.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.1%Peak (2010)
  • 408Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370670027022005: 214 filings (13.67/100 renter HHs)2006: 426 filings (27.20/100 renter HHs)2010: 464 filings (22.12/100 renter HHs)2012: 408 filings (20.56/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 91% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Tower Gate. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tower Gate

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Winston-Salem eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Forsyth County average of 5.5 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,512 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 20.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.1% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 86th 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.

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 37067002702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37067002702?

Census tract 37067002702 in the Tower Gate neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 37067002702?

Median gross rent is $1,080/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37067002702?

45.5% of residents in tract 37067002702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,254.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37067002702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 65th, minority 80th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 37067002702 considered part of Tower Gate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37067002702 fall within Tower Gate (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37067002702?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,512 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37067002702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.89% of renter households, peaking at 22.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37067002702 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.7% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37067002702 compare to Winston-Salem overall?

Tract 37067002702 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Winston-Salem at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Winston-Salem eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Winston-Salem

Top eight tracts in Winston-Salem ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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