1 census tracts · pop 4,685 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Woodberry Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Greensboro, NC and houses 4,685 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Greensboro baseline of 32.4%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the high side is economic stress at 8.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,307 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 33.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 23.8% in 2016 against a 33.7% peak. At $1,079 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Greensboro commands.
That places it #1 of 35 neighborhoods in Greensboro. The closest comparables inside the same city are Oak Grove and King's Pond. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Woodberry Forest vs GreensboroHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Woodberry Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,307Total filings (sum)
25.81%Avg annual filing rate
33.7%Peak year (2014)
23.80%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodberry Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
39.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Woodberry Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woodberry Forest?
Woodberry Forest scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Woodberry Forest compare to Greensboro overall?
Woodberry Forest scores 1.4 points higher than Greensboro overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,079 vs $1,172.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woodberry Forest?
Average gross rent in Woodberry Forest is $1,079/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woodberry Forest residents are renters?
53% of Woodberry Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Greensboro). The neighborhood has 4,685 residents.
Q5
Is Woodberry Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Woodberry Forest sits in the 93rd 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.
Q6
How safe is Woodberry Forest for landlords?
Woodberry Forest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Greensboro as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Woodberry Forest?
Woodberry Forest has 4,683 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
