7 census tracts · pop 18,837 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–5
West End spans 7 census tracts of Winston-Salem, NC and houses 18,837 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. Against a Winston-Salem baseline of 30.4%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filings are well documented here: 4,191 across 7 observed tracts.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 53.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 13.1% in 2012, is well off that peak. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Winston-Salem, it ranks #15 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Beacon Hill and Angel Oaks.
Average gross rent runs $1,107, close to the Winston-Salem average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $58,638.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
West End vs Winston-SalemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West End
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,191Total filings (sum)
22.07%Avg annual filing rate
53.8%Peak year (2010)
13.30%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West End
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.9%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
15.8%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
32.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West End
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West End?
West End scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 West End compare to Winston-Salem overall?
West End scores 0.5 points higher than Winston-Salem overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,107 vs $1,087.
Q3
What is the average rent in West End?
Average gross rent in West End is $1,107/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West End residents are renters?
67% of West End households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Winston-Salem). The neighborhood has 18,837 residents.
Q5
Is West End a high social-vulnerability area?
West End sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in West End have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West End is census tract 37067000900 (score 5/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is West End for landlords?
West End carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West End?
West End has 19,307 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
