Neighborhood · Elizabeth City, NC

Brookridge Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 7,573 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.7–5.1

Brookridge Terrace takes in 2 census tracts of Elizabeth City, NC and houses 7,573 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 60% against 31.4% citywide, putting Brookridge Terrace 28.1% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 34.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

19.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Filings are well documented here: 2,193 across 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.6/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 28.8% of renter households. Average gross rent is $989, 11% below the Elizabeth City average of $1,117. The most recent observed rate, 12.1% in 2018, is well off that peak.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

2 tracts · population-weighted

Brookridge Terrace vs Elizabeth City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

59.5% +89%

Elizabeth City: 31.4%

Average gross rent

$989 -11%

Elizabeth City: $1,117

Average HH income

$38,949 -40%

Elizabeth City: $64,982

Poverty rate

21.5% +110%

Elizabeth City: 10.3%

Renter share

64.3% +15%

Elizabeth City: 55.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brookridge Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.7–5.1

Why Brookridge Terrace scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts

2.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

60% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

64% renter households · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts

2.7

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts

2.6

Economic stress

21.5% below poverty line · Range 3.6–8.4 across tracts

5.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–4.3 across tracts

3.3

Risk score comparison

Brookridge Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

2 tracts in Brookridge Terrace

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
37139960300	5.1	2,801	65%	$780
37139960200	4.7	4,772	56%	$1,112

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 54%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 63%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Brookridge Terrace

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,193Total filings (sum)
15.33%Avg annual filing rate
28.8%Peak year (2002)
12.72%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookridge Terrace

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

22.6%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
29.9%Food insecurity
29.5%SNAP enrollment
12.6%No health insurance
39.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Brookridge Terrace

What is the eviction-risk score for Brookridge Terrace?

Brookridge Terrace scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Brookridge Terrace compare to Elizabeth City overall?

Brookridge Terrace scores 1.1 points higher than Elizabeth City overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $989 vs $1,117.

What is the average rent in Brookridge Terrace?

Average gross rent in Brookridge Terrace is $989/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Brookridge Terrace residents are renters?

64% of Brookridge Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Elizabeth City). The neighborhood has 7,573 residents.

Is Brookridge Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Brookridge Terrace sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Brookridge Terrace have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookridge Terrace is census tract 37139960300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.1, a spread of 0.4 points.

How safe is Brookridge Terrace for landlords?

Brookridge Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Elizabeth City as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Brookridge Terrace?

Brookridge Terrace has 7,028 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (51.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Elizabeth City

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Brookridge Terrace.

4.9 Jethro Park 1 tracts · pop 3,830 5.1 Rosewood 1 tracts · pop 1,627 3 Tanglewood 1 tracts · pop 7,105

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