2 census tracts · pop 4,795 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Washington Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Statesville, NC, population 4,795. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. SNAP participation is 31.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $767, 23% below the Statesville average of $1,000. Food insecurity affects 33.3% of adults, 15.5 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Cost burden runs 37% against 31.4% citywide, putting Washington Heights 5.1% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
Filings are well documented here: 672 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 33.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 21.6% in 2005 against a 33.1% peak.
For a like-for-like read, Cloverdale and Broadview score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
With little internal variation, 5.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Heights vs StatesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
672Total filings (sum)
23.76%Avg annual filing rate
33.1%Peak year (2002)
21.90%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.2%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
32.9%Food insecurity
31.2%SNAP enrollment
16.5%No health insurance
41.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Heights?
Washington Heights scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Washington Heights compare to Statesville overall?
Washington Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Statesville overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $767 vs $1,000.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Heights?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Heights is $767/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Heights residents are renters?
48% of Washington Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Statesville). The neighborhood has 4,795 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Heights sits in the 91st 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 Washington Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Washington Heights is census tract 37097060300 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Washington Heights for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Statesville as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Washington Heights?
Washington Heights has 4,801 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.6%), Hispanic / Latino (28.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
