3 census tracts · pop 11,381 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.4–5.4
College Downs spans 3 census tracts of Charlotte, NC and houses 11,381 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Charlotte rate of 29.9%.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Average gross rent is $1,217, 25% below the Charlotte average of $1,612.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.8/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.4 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Filings are well documented here: 796 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 40.5% of renter households. Among the 111 mapped neighborhoods of Charlotte, it ranks #31 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 7.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $47,574.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
College Downs vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in College Downs
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
796Total filings (sum)
21.78%Avg annual filing rate
40.5%Peak year (2016)
25.34%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Downs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.9%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
16.1%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About College Downs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Downs?
College Downs scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 College Downs compare to Charlotte overall?
College Downs scores 1.1 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Downs?
Average gross rent in College Downs is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Downs residents are renters?
67% of College Downs households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 11,381 residents.
Q5
Is College Downs a high social-vulnerability area?
College Downs sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 College Downs have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in College Downs is census tract 37119005604 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 5.4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is College Downs for landlords?
College Downs carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Charlotte as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of College Downs?
College Downs has 12,212 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.6%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
