Neighborhood · Charlotte, NC

Plaza Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

7 census tracts · pop 22,860 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3.1–5.4

Plaza Hills spans 7 census tracts of Charlotte, NC, population 22,860. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Charlotte baseline of 29.9%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.1 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Court records carry 3,837 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 52.0% of renter households. At $1,434 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Charlotte commands. The most recent observed rate, 14.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.

Among the 111 mapped neighborhoods of Charlotte, it ranks #60 by risk, the middle third. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $82,552.

52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 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

4.2

Moderate

7 tracts · population-weighted

Plaza Hills vs Charlotte How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

40.3% +35%

Charlotte: 29.9%

Average gross rent

$1,434 -11%

Charlotte: $1,612

Average HH income

$82,552 +5%

Charlotte: $78,438

Poverty rate

11.0% -6%

Charlotte: 11.7%

Renter share

52.3% +7%

Charlotte: 49.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Plaza Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 3.1–5.4

Why Plaza Hills scores 4.2

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

40% 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

52% 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

11.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.9 across tracts

2.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–4.8 across tracts

2.9

Risk score comparison

Plaza Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Plaza Hills?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.3 points from 3.1 to 5.4. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.4 5.2 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

7 tracts in Plaza Hills

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
37119000800	5.4	3,073	38%	$1,107
37119001300	5.2	4,079	57%	$1,163
37119001200	4.6	5,146	24%	$1,363
37119000700	3.6	1,707	37%	$1,789
37119000900	3.5	1,742	18%	$1,675
37119001400	3.2	3,813	45%	$1,707
37119001000	3.1	3,300	55%	$1,558

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 48

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 62%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 17%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 59%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Plaza Hills

Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

3,837Total filings (sum)
22.71%Avg annual filing rate
52.0%Peak year (2005)
17.94%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Plaza Hills

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

11.7%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
24.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Plaza Hills

What is the eviction-risk score for Plaza Hills?

Plaza Hills scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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.

How does Plaza Hills compare to Charlotte overall?

Plaza Hills scores 0.2 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,434 vs $1,612.

What is the average rent in Plaza Hills?

Average gross rent in Plaza Hills is $1,434/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Plaza Hills residents are renters?

52% of Plaza Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 22,860 residents.

Is Plaza Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Plaza Hills sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Plaza Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Plaza Hills is census tract 37119000800 (score 5.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 5.4, a spread of 2.3 points.

How safe is Plaza Hills for landlords?

Plaza Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Plaza Hills?

Plaza Hills has 23,314 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.6%), Hispanic / Latino (12.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Plaza Hills

3.2 Rosemont 2 tracts · pop 6,586 4.8 Greenville 3 tracts · pop 5,377 4.1 Midtown 4 tracts · pop 7,517 5.3 Coliseum Drive 3 tracts · pop 8,942 3.8 Gateway 7 tracts · pop 12,460 5.4 Windsor Park 4 tracts · pop 13,743

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Charlotte

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Plaza Hills.

4.2 Walden Ridge 2 tracts · pop 5,926 4.2 Montclaire 2 tracts · pop 8,425 4.2 Embassy East 2 tracts · pop 5,375 4.2 Glenwood 2 tracts · pop 5,751 4.3 Colonial Village 5 tracts · pop 14,501 4.3 Homestead 2 tracts · pop 8,201

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