Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Silver Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37129012110 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 4,631

For landlords sizing up Silver Lake in New Hanover County, census tract 37129012110 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,298 a month while the average household earns $90,625 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 8% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,998

Renter share21.9%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate12.2%

Median income$90,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Silver Lake and the region

Centroid at 34.1389, -77.9053 · click any tract to drill in

Why Silver Lake scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Silver Lake

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

12.2% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,298 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Silver Lake

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Silver Lake

4.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Silver Lake

7.2

How Silver Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

61%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
34.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Silver Lake

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Silver Lake, 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 above 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129012110

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129012110?

Census tract 37129012110 in Silver Lake scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37129012110?

Median gross rent is $1,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129012110?

12.2% of residents in tract 37129012110 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,631.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129012110?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 63th, minority 30th, housing 34th.

What share of households in tract 37129012110 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37129012110 compare to Silver Lake overall?

Tract 37129012110 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Silver Lake at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Silver Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.