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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

College Downs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte

Tract 37119005604 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 5,808 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 37119005604 runs through the College Downs area of Charlotte. With 5,808 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #13,137 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,044 a month while the average household earns $36,568 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 32% Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share81.6%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate41.0%
Median income$36,568

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In College Downs
Very High
Within parent city
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.3040, -80.7391 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Downs scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charlotte
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
41.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,044 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlotte
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlotte
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlotte
3.5

How College Downs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Downs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 005604Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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)

  • 355Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 17.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.4%Peak (2016)
  • 132Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190056042005: 40 filings (4.98/100 renter HHs)2014: 81 filings (18.49/100 renter HHs)2015: 102 filings (23.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 132 filings (24.35/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 230% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Downs. 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 College Downs

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 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 355 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 17.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.4% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 37119005604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005604?

Census tract 37119005604 in the College Downs neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 37119005604?

Median gross rent is $1,044/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005604?

41.0% of residents in tract 37119005604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,808.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 1th, minority 68th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 37119005604 considered part of College Downs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005604 fall within College Downs (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005604?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 355 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119005604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.78% of renter households, peaking at 24.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119005604 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.9% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119005604 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005604 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Charlotte at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

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

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