Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Stanley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37071030205 · Gaston County, NC · pop 4,028 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Stanley
Here is how census tract 37071030205, in Stanley, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,028. On the national scale it ranks #52,027 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,134 a month while the average household earns $65,678 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,488
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$65,678
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Stanley and the region
Centroid at 35.3798, -81.1267 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stanley scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Stanley
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,134 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Stanley
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Stanley
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Stanley
4.1
How Stanley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 456Total filings over 12 yrs
- 10.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.9%Peak (2005)
- 33Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 55% over the past 12 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.0%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Stanley
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Stanley, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071030205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071030205?
Census tract 37071030205 in Stanley scores 2.8/10 (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 37071030205?
Median gross rent is $1,134/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071030205?
6.7% of residents in tract 37071030205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,028.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071030205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 63th, minority 26th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071030205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 456 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071030205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.01% of renter households, peaking at 19.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071030205 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071030205 compare to Stanley overall?
Tract 37071030205 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Stanley at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Stanley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Stanley
Top eight tracts in Stanley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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