Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Glen Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chapel Hill
Tract 37135011800 ·
Orange County, NC · pop 3,136 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 6.1/10, tract 37135011800 in the Glen Heights neighborhood of Chapel Hill ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,136 residents. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,592 a month against an average household income of $71,584 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%Stable renters 28%Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,389
Renter share56.7%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate28.6%
Median income$71,584
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Glen Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
69th percentile
#6 of 17 tracts In Chapel Hill
Elevated
Within county
88th percentile
#6 of 42 tracts In Orange County
High
Within state
90th percentile
#264 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chapel Hill and the region
Centroid at 35.9403, -79.0668 · click any tract to drill in
Why Glen Heights scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chapel Hill
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
28.6% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,592 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chapel Hill
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chapel Hill
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chapel Hill
4.0
How Glen Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
75%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation
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)
343Total filings over 13 yrs
4.02%Avg annual filing rate
10.6%Peak (2007)
13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2002 to 2015
Filings dropped 32% over the past 13 months.
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.
9.5%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
8.1%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Glen Heights
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 Chapel Hill eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Orange County average of 5.4 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 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 343 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.6% of renter households in 2007.
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 37135011800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37135011800?
Census tract 37135011800 in the Glen Heights neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 37135011800?
Median gross rent is $1,592/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37135011800?
28.6% of residents in tract 37135011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,136.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37135011800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 42th, minority 43th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 37135011800 considered part of Glen Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37135011800 fall within Glen Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37135011800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 343 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 37135011800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.02% of renter households, peaking at 10.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37135011800 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37135011800 compare to Chapel Hill overall?
Tract 37135011800 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Chapel Hill at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chapel Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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