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Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Mills River Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37089930701 · Henderson County, NC · pop 3,575 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Mills River

In Mills River in Henderson County, census tract 37089930701 scores 4.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,895 monthly, set against $107,258 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 7% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,494
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$107,258

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Mills River
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 30 tracts In Henderson County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#2,501 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
National
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#77,226 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mills River and the region

Centroid at 35.4214, -82.5983 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mills River scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mills River
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,895 rent vs county FMR
7.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mills River
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mills River
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mills River
2.3

How Mills River compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mills River risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 930701Mills River: 2.32.3Mills Riverparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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)

  • 88Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 3.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.8%Peak (2013)
  • 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370899307012002: 2 filings (1.11/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (2.22/100 renter HHs)2004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (2.23/100 renter HHs)2006: 2 filings (1.11/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (1.11/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (6.12/100 renter HHs)2009: 12 filings (6.68/100 renter HHs)2010: 8 filings (3.94/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (4.19/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)2013: 13 filings (6.81/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2015: 7 filings (3.66/100 renter HHs)2016: 10 filings (5.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 400% 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 Mills River

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mills River, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Henderson County average of 4.8 and below 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 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 88 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.8% of renter households in 2013.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37089930701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37089930701?

Census tract 37089930701 in Mills River scores 1.7/10 (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 37089930701?

Median gross rent is $1,895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37089930701?

1.3% of residents in tract 37089930701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,575.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37089930701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 28th, minority 27th, housing 19th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37089930701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 88 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37089930701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.38% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37089930701 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37089930701 compare to Mills River overall?

Tract 37089930701 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Mills River at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mills River; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mills River

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

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