Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Linford Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Belmont
Tract 37071031202 ·
Gaston County, NC · pop 2,363 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
37071031202 is a census tract in the Linford Park area of Belmont, NC. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. Cost burden runs 63% here against 40.3% across Gaston County.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 16%Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units883
Renter share43.6%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$41,492
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Linford Park
Moderate
Within parent city
86th percentile
#2 of 8 tracts In Belmont
High
Within county
88th percentile
#11 of 85 tracts In Gaston County
High
Within state
86th percentile
#367 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Belmont and the region
Centroid at 35.2697, -81.0428 · click any tract to drill in
Why Linford Park scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Belmont
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,153 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Belmont
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Belmont
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Belmont
5.5
How Linford Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
84%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation
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)
412Total filings over 12 yrs
8.60%Avg annual filing rate
11.8%Peak (2015)
39Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2005 to 2017
Filings dropped 15% over the past 12 months.
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.
15.0%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
12.4%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Linford Park
35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. Set annual rent against average income of $41,492 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Gaston County average of 4.0.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,153, 16% below the Belmont average. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 412 filings here across 12 tracked years.
Filings peaked in 2015 at 11.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 8.6% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071031202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071031202?
Census tract 37071031202 in the Linford Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 37071031202?
Median gross rent is $1,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071031202?
19.7% of residents in tract 37071031202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071031202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 22th, minority 40th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 37071031202 considered part of Linford Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071031202 fall within Linford Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071031202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 412 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071031202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.60% of renter households, peaking at 11.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071031202 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.0% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071031202 compare to Belmont overall?
Tract 37071031202 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Belmont at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Belmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Belmont
Top eight tracts in Belmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.