University Suites Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilmington
Tract 37129010501 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 3,797 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
For landlords sizing up the University Suites neighborhood of Wilmington, census tract 37129010501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,301 a month against an average household income of $41,552 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 85% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 34.2385, -77.8815 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Suites scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyHow University Suites compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
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)
- 4,373Total filings over 12 yrs
- 20.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 30.2%Peak (2008)
- 230Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within University Suites. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.2%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 13.7%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 37.0%Any disability
What drives eviction risk in University Suites
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4,373 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 20.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 30.2% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
About tract 37129010501
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