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Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Winston-Salem Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37067003803 · Forsyth County, NC · pop 4,265 · 73% of tract blocks fall in Winston-Salem

With a score of 3.9/10, tract 37067003803 in Winston-Salem, NC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,265. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 6% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,026
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$67,232

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#38 of 65 tracts In Winston-Salem
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 95 tracts In Forsyth County
Elevated
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#1,261 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
National
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#50,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Winston-Salem and the region

Centroid at 36.0180, -80.3175 · click any tract to drill in

Why Winston-Salem scores 3.9

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
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,113 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Winston-Salem compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Winston-Salem risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 0038033.6Winston-Salemparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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)

  • 558Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 25.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.2%Peak (2012)
  • 227Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2012
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 37067003803
Filings climbed 272% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Winston-Salem

Cost burden runs 71% here against 41.1% across Forsyth County. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

Court records carry 558 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Filings peaked in 2012 at 25.2% of renter households.

In a typical year about 25.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 37067003803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37067003803?

Census tract 37067003803 in Winston-Salem scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 37067003803?

Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37067003803?

15.9% of residents in tract 37067003803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,265.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37067003803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 10th, minority 57th, housing 49th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37067003803?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 558 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37067003803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.18% of renter households, peaking at 25.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37067003803 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37067003803 compare to Winston-Salem overall?

Tract 37067003803 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Winston-Salem at 3.6/10. 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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