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Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Withrow Downs Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119005519 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 5,653 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

How risky is the Withrow Downs neighborhood of Charlotte for landlords? Census tract 37119005519 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #49,098 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,616 monthly, set against $75,810 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 44% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units2,520
Renter share66.4%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$75,810

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Withrow Downs
Very Low
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#138 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#136 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Elevated
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#1,557 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.3677, -80.7406 · click any tract to drill in

Why Withrow Downs scores 3.4

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
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,616 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Withrow Downs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Withrow Downs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 005519Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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)

  • 389Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 14.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.6%Peak (2016)
  • 172Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190055192005: 22 filings (5.81/100 renter HHs)2014: 108 filings (15.86/100 renter HHs)2015: 87 filings (12.78/100 renter HHs)2016: 172 filings (24.64/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 682% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Withrow 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 Withrow Downs

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 4.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005519

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005519?

Census tract 37119005519 in the Withrow Downs neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 37119005519?

Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005519?

6.5% of residents in tract 37119005519 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,653.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005519?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 44th, minority 76th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 37119005519 considered part of Withrow Downs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005519 fall within Withrow Downs (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005519?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 389 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119005519 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.77% of renter households, peaking at 24.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119005519 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119005519 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005519 scores 3.4/10, right in line with 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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