1 census tracts · pop 3,487 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Five Points maps to a single census tract in Rocky Mount, NC and houses 3,487 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Rocky Mount rate of 26.4%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 46%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 25% 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. This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Food insecurity affects 37.9% of adults, 20.1 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 2,185 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. At $832 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Rocky Mount commands.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 118.4% of renter households.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Five Points vs Rocky MountHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.8%+85%
Rocky Mount: 26.4%
Average gross rent
$832-13%
Rocky Mount: $957
Average HH income
$40,833-23%
Rocky Mount: $52,927
Poverty rate
45.7%+116%
Rocky Mount: 21.2%
Renter share
74.7%+46%
Rocky Mount: 51.0%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Five Points and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.8–4.8
Why Five Points scores 4.8
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 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
49% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
75% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
45.7% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison
Five Points vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
1 tracts in Five Points
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Five Points
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,185Total filings (sum)
113.20%Avg annual filing rate
118.4%Peak year (2002)
107.96%Latest filed (2003)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Five Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.7%Housing insecurity
21.9%Utility shutoff threat
37.9%Food insecurity
39.4%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
44.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Five Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Five Points?
Five Points scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Five Points compare to Rocky Mount overall?
Five Points scores 1.4 points higher than Rocky Mount overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $832 vs $957.
Q3
What is the average rent in Five Points?
Average gross rent in Five Points is $832/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Five Points residents are renters?
75% of Five Points households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Rocky Mount). The neighborhood has 3,487 residents.
Q5
Is Five Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Five Points sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Five Points for landlords?
Five Points carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rocky Mount as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Five Points?
Five Points has 3,500 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), Other / Multiracial (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
