Neighborhood · Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 10,102 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 5.8–6.1

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Winston-Salem with 4 census tracts and a population of 10,102 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $745/month sits 31% lower than the Winston-Salem citywide average ($1,087).

Risk score

Elevated

4 tracts · population-weighted

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter vs Winston-Salem How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.4% +56%

Winston-Salem: 30.4%

Average gross rent

$745 -31%

Winston-Salem: $1,087

Average HH income

$20,901 -64%

Winston-Salem: $57,673

Poverty rate

49.0% +174%

Winston-Salem: 17.9%

Renter share

83.4% +88%

Winston-Salem: 44.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.8–6.1

Why Wake Forest Innovation Quarter scores 6

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 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Rent control risk

47% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

83% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

49.0% below poverty line · Range 7.4–10.0 across tracts

9.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.9 across tracts

1.4

Risk score comparison

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.3 points from 5.8 to 6.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
37067000801	6.1	3,130	53%	$806
37067000802	6	2,431	40%	$713
37067000700	5.9	1,853	58%	$673
37067000600	5.8	2,688	40%	$753

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 63%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 93%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

3,055Total filings (sum)
29.31%Avg annual filing rate
82.5%Peak year (2012)
20.10%Latest filed (2012)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

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

34.7%Housing insecurity
28.2%Utility shutoff threat
50.6%Food insecurity
53.4%SNAP enrollment
19.2%No health insurance
50.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

What is the eviction-risk score for Wake Forest Innovation Quarter?

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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.

How does Wake Forest Innovation Quarter compare to Winston-Salem overall?

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter scores 2.9 points higher than Winston-Salem overall (3.1/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $745 vs $1,087.

What is the average rent in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter?

Average gross rent in Wake Forest eviction risk Innovation Quarter is $745/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Wake Forest Innovation Quarter residents are renters?

83% of Wake Forest Innovation Quarter households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Winston-Salem). The neighborhood has 10,102 residents.

Is Wake Forest Innovation Quarter a high social-vulnerability area?

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter sits in the 96th 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.

Which tracts in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter is census tract 37067000801 (score 6.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 6.1, a spread of 0.3 points.

How safe is Wake Forest Innovation Quarter for landlords?

Wake Forest eviction risk Innovation Quarter carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Winston-Salem as a whole (3.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Wake Forest Innovation Quarter?

Wake Forest Innovation Quarter has 9,594 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

4.7 West End 7 tracts · pop 18,837 5 Reynolds Manor 2 tracts · pop 9,349 5 Monticello Park 3 tracts · pop 11,941 5.9 Autumn Oaks 2 tracts · pop 6,836 2.8 Muirfield 3 tracts · pop 9,352 6 Tower Gate 2 tracts · pop 8,341

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Winston-Salem

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Wake Forest Innovation Quarter.

6 Tower Gate 2 tracts · pop 8,341 5.9 Autumn Oaks 2 tracts · pop 6,836 5.3 Kingsberry Park 1 tracts · pop 1,780 5.3 Konnoak Village 1 tracts · pop 4,186 5.3 Greenhaven 1 tracts · pop 8,393 5.1 Weston 1 tracts · pop 2,422

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