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University Suites Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilmington

Tract 37129011906 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 2,995 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

How risky is the University Suites area of Wilmington for landlords? Census tract 37129011906 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,208 a month against an average household income of $43,171 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 57% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,684
Renter share79.9%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate36.0%
Median income$43,171

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In University Suites
Very High
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#7 of 32 tracts In Wilmington
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#6 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 34.2169, -77.8771 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Suites scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
36.0% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5

How University Suites compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Suites risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 011906Wilmington: 3.13.1Wilmingtonparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Suites. 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 University Suites

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37129011906

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011906?

Census tract 37129011906 in the University Suites neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 37129011906?

Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011906?

36.0% of residents in tract 37129011906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,995.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011906?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 1th, minority 29th, housing 45th.
Q5

Is tract 37129011906 considered part of University Suites?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37129011906 fall within University Suites (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129011906 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129011906 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 37129011906 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington

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

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