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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Murraysville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37129011608 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 6,703 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Murraysville

Census tract 37129011608 sits in Murraysville in New Hanover County, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,782 a month while the average household earns $74,835 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,701
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$74,835

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Murraysville
Moderate
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#46 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#2,258 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Murraysville and the region

Centroid at 34.3385, -77.8377 · click any tract to drill in

Why Murraysville scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Murraysville
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,782 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Murraysville
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Murraysville
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Murraysville
5.2

How Murraysville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Murraysville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 011608Murraysville: 2.62.6Murraysvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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)

  • 337Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 7.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.9%Peak (2018)
  • 39Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290116082005: 18 filings (2.21/100 renter HHs)2006: 30 filings (3.68/100 renter HHs)2007: 33 filings (4.05/100 renter HHs)2008: 27 filings (3.31/100 renter HHs)2009: 30 filings (3.68/100 renter HHs)2010: 28 filings (8.86/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (11.11/100 renter HHs)2012: 21 filings (9.33/100 renter HHs)2013: 30 filings (13.33/100 renter HHs)2014: 19 filings (8.44/100 renter HHs)2015: 37 filings (16.44/100 renter HHs)2018: 39 filings (7.91/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 117% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Murraysville

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.4/10. 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 Murraysville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37129011608

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011608?

Census tract 37129011608 in Murraysville scores 2.3/10 (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 37129011608?

Median gross rent is $1,782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011608?

3.5% of residents in tract 37129011608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,703.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011608?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 29th, minority 35th, housing 24th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129011608?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 337 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129011608 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.70% of renter households, peaking at 7.9% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129011608 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129011608 compare to Murraysville overall?

Tract 37129011608 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Murraysville at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Murraysville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Murraysville

Top eight tracts in Murraysville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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