Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Westside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lowell
Tract 37071031304 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,818 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 37071031304 sits in Westside in Lowell, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 53% of US census tracts.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $974 a month against an average household income of $47,026 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,355
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate21.1%
Median income$47,026
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lowell and the region
Centroid at 35.2739, -81.0961 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westside scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lowell
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
21.1% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$974 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lowell
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lowell
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lowell
6.1
How Westside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westside. 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.
- 14.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 17.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westside
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 6.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lowell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Gaston County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071031304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071031304?
Census tract 37071031304 in the Westside neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 37071031304?
Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071031304?
21.1% of residents in tract 37071031304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,818.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071031304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 67th, minority 50th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 37071031304 considered part of Westside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071031304 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071031304 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.7% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071031304 compare to Lowell overall?
Tract 37071031304 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Lowell at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lowell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lowell
Top eight tracts in Lowell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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