Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Princeton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37101040502 · Johnston County, NC · pop 2,120 · 16% of tract blocks fall in Princeton
For landlords sizing up Princeton in Johnston County, census tract 37101040502 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 12th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
4% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,112 monthly, set against $90,863 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units881
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$90,863
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 35.4928, -78.1550 · click any tract to drill in
Why Princeton scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Princeton
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,112 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Princeton
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Princeton
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Princeton
4.8
How Princeton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Princeton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Princeton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Johnston County average of 5.0 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 6th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37101040502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101040502?
Census tract 37101040502 in Princeton scores 2.5/10 (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 37101040502?
Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 4% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37101040502?
3.4% of residents in tract 37101040502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,120.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37101040502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 33th, minority 5th, housing 15th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37101040502 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37101040502 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 37101040502 scores 2.5/10, higher than the parent city of Princeton at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Princeton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Princeton
Top eight tracts in Princeton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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