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Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Hendersonville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 37089931300 · Henderson County, NC · pop 3,947 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Hendersonville

How risky is Hendersonville for landlords? Census tract 37089931300 scores 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #19,301 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,083 a month against an average household income of $38,594 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 28% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,053
Renter share52.4%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate30.2%
Median income$38,594

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Hendersonville
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 30 tracts In Henderson County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#8,912 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hendersonville and the region

Centroid at 35.3010, -82.4461 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hendersonville scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hendersonville
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
30.2% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,083 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hendersonville
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hendersonville
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hendersonville
7.2

How Hendersonville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hendersonville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 931300Hendersonville: 2.52.5Hendersonvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 462Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 5.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.2%Peak (2014)
  • 41Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370899313002002: 23 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2003: 19 filings (4.42/100 renter HHs)2004: 25 filings (5.81/100 renter HHs)2005: 38 filings (6.03/100 renter HHs)2006: 28 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2007: 20 filings (3.17/100 renter HHs)2008: 37 filings (5.87/100 renter HHs)2009: 43 filings (6.83/100 renter HHs)2010: 29 filings (4.99/100 renter HHs)2011: 34 filings (6.34/100 renter HHs)2012: 26 filings (4.85/100 renter HHs)2013: 22 filings (4.10/100 renter HHs)2014: 44 filings (8.21/100 renter HHs)2015: 33 filings (6.16/100 renter HHs)2016: 41 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 78% over the past 15 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hendersonville

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Hendersonville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Henderson County average of 4.8 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 462 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37089931300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37089931300?

Census tract 37089931300 in Hendersonville scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 37089931300?

Median gross rent is $1,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37089931300?

30.2% of residents in tract 37089931300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,947.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37089931300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 72th, minority 54th, housing 73th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37089931300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 462 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 37089931300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.41% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37089931300 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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 37089931300 compare to Hendersonville overall?

Tract 37089931300 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Hendersonville at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hendersonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hendersonville

Top eight tracts in Hendersonville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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