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Neighborhood · Charlotte, NC

Devonshire Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 6,227 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.9–4.9

Devonshire is a one-tract neighborhood of Charlotte, NC, population 6,227. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,165, 28% below the Charlotte average of $1,612.

roughly one in three of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Court records for this tract carry 1,088 eviction filings.

Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 29.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 22.3% in 2016 against a 29.8% peak.

That places it #38 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $66,027.

45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Devonshire vs Charlotte How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
32.7% +9%
Charlotte: 29.9%
Average gross rent
$1,165 -28%
Charlotte: $1,612
Average HH income
$66,027 -16%
Charlotte: $78,438
Poverty rate
13.0% +11%
Charlotte: 11.7%
Renter share
44.7% -9%
Charlotte: 49.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Devonshire and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.9–4.9

Why Devonshire scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
33% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
45% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
13.0% below poverty line · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

Devonshire vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Devonshire score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.9DevonshireNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Devonshire

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37119001508 4.9 6,227 33% $1,165
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 66

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 58%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 83%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Devonshire

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,088Total filings (sum)
  • 26.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.8%Peak year (2005)
  • 22.34%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Devonshire

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Devonshire

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Devonshire?

Devonshire scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Devonshire compare to Charlotte overall?

Devonshire scores 0.9 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,165 vs $1,612.
Q3

What is the average rent in Devonshire?

Average gross rent in Devonshire is $1,165/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Devonshire residents are renters?

45% of Devonshire households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 6,227 residents.
Q5

Is Devonshire a high social-vulnerability area?

Devonshire sits in the 66th 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

How safe is Devonshire for landlords?

Devonshire carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Devonshire?

Devonshire has 6,046 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.1%), Hispanic / Latino (15.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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