2 census tracts · pop 8,502 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.3–4.6
Belmont is a 2-tract neighborhood of Roanoke Rapids, NC and houses 8,502 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Roanoke Rapids baseline of 26.5%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.3 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 2,518 across 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 24.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 23.8% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 25.9% of adults, 8.1 points above the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 9.6% in 2017, is well off that peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 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
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Belmont vs Roanoke RapidsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.3%+56%
Roanoke Rapids: 26.5%
Average gross rent
$887+3%
Roanoke Rapids: $858
Average HH income
$49,936-7%
Roanoke Rapids: $53,981
Poverty rate
20.8%-5%
Roanoke Rapids: 21.8%
Renter share
41.6%-17%
Roanoke Rapids: 50.1%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Belmont and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.3–4.6
Why Belmont scores 3.9
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts
9.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Economic stress
20.8% below poverty line · Range 4.3–6.2 across tracts
5.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison
Belmont vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in Belmont
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belmont
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,518Total filings (sum)
13.84%Avg annual filing rate
23.8%Peak year (2007)
9.50%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Belmont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.9%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility shutoff threat
25.4%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
12.8%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Belmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmont?
Belmont scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Belmont compare to Roanoke Rapids overall?
Belmont scores 0.4 points lower than Roanoke Rapids overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $887 vs $858.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belmont?
Average gross rent in Belmont is $887/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belmont residents are renters?
42% of Belmont households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Roanoke Rapids). The neighborhood has 8,502 residents.
Q5
Is Belmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmont sits in the 81st 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
Which tracts in Belmont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belmont is census tract 37083930501 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Belmont for landlords?
Belmont carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Roanoke Rapids as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belmont?
Belmont has 8,200 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
