Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Matthews Commercial Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37119005833 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 5,537 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 37119005833 in the Matthews Commercial Historic District area of Matthews, NC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,537 residents. The severe-burden share is 48%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,935
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$132,350
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Matthews and the region
Centroid at 35.1089, -80.7394 · click any tract to drill in
Why Matthews Commercial Historic District scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Matthews
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,046 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Matthews
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Matthews
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Matthews
3.6
How Matthews Commercial Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
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)
- 15Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2005)
- 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Matthews Commercial Historic District. 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.
- 4.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.4%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.5%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 10.9%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Matthews Commercial Historic District
What pushes it up most is supply constraint at 10/10. Average gross rent is $3,046, 73% above the Matthews average. The voucher gap is 67.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Mecklenburg County average of 45.3%. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.5/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. Food insecurity runs 5.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 3.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Against the Mecklenburg County average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Court records carry 15 eviction filings across 3 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2005 at 2.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37119005833
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005833?
Census tract 37119005833 in the Matthews Commercial Historic District neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 37119005833?
Median gross rent is $3,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005833?
2.2% of residents in tract 37119005833 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,537.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005833?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 70th, minority 42th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 37119005833 considered part of Matthews Commercial Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005833 fall within Matthews Commercial Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005833?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37119005833 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.24% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37119005833 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.5% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37119005833 compare to Matthews overall?
Tract 37119005833 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Matthews at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Matthews eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Matthews
Top eight tracts in Matthews ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NC
Matthews Commercial Historic District
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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37119005722
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
Matthews Commercial Historic District
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
37119005709
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
37119005712
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
37119005835
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
Matthews Commercial Historic District
3
/ 10 · Low
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