5 census tracts · pop 18,380 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–4
Riviera spans 5 census tracts of Charlotte, NC, population 18,380. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Charlotte rate of 29.9%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. At $1,884 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Charlotte commands. The filing record is not thin: 121 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 8.2% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate.
Recent filings have not receded much: 11.2% in 2016 against a 8.2% peak. That places it #86 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte. For a like-for-like read, Sweetbriar and Mallard Grove score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Riviera vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riviera
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
121Total filings (sum)
9.75%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak year (2005)
11.22%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riviera
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riviera
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riviera?
Riviera scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 5 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 Riviera compare to Charlotte overall?
Riviera scores 0.7 points lower than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,884 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riviera?
Average gross rent in Riviera is $1,884/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riviera residents are renters?
45% of Riviera households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 18,380 residents.
Q5
Is Riviera a high social-vulnerability area?
Riviera sits in the 25th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Riviera have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Riviera is census tract 37119005836 (score 4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Riviera for landlords?
Riviera carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Riviera?
Riviera has 18,812 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
