3 census tracts · pop 6,057 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–4.3
Highland Creek takes in 3 census tracts of Charlotte, NC and houses 6,057 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.3. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Cost burden runs 35% against 29.9% citywide, putting Highland Creek 5.5% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,883, 17% above the Charlotte average of $1,612. Filings are well documented here: 68 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 7.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.1% in 2016 against a 7.3% peak.
That places it #81 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Mountain Island Village and Quail Hollow score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Creek vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Creek
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings (sum)
5.65%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2014)
5.43%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.9%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Creek?
Highland Creek scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Highland Creek compare to Charlotte overall?
Highland Creek scores 0.5 points lower than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,883 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Creek?
Average gross rent in Highland Creek is $1,883/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Creek residents are renters?
25% of Highland Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 6,057 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Creek sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Highland Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Creek is census tract 37119005529 (score 4.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Creek for landlords?
Highland Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Creek?
Highland Creek has 6,199 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
