Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Hillsborough
Tract 37135011001 · Orange County, NC · pop 5,053 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 37135011001 covers the Historic District neighborhood of Hillsborough, home to 5,053 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #33,628 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,072 monthly, set against $135,903 in average yearly household income, roughly 9% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,047
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$135,903
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hillsborough and the region
Centroid at 36.0902, -79.0869 · click any tract to drill in
Why Historic District scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hillsborough
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,072 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hillsborough
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hillsborough
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hillsborough
5.8
How Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Historic District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Hillsborough, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Orange County average of 5.4 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 9th 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 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% 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 37135011001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37135011001?
Census tract 37135011001 in the Historic District neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 37135011001?
Median gross rent is $1,072/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37135011001?
6.0% of residents in tract 37135011001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,053.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37135011001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 35th, minority 33th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 37135011001 considered part of Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37135011001 fall within Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37135011001 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37135011001 compare to Hillsborough overall?
Tract 37135011001 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Hillsborough at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hillsborough; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hillsborough
Top eight tracts in Hillsborough ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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