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Neighborhood · Elizabeth City, NC

Brookridge Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 7,573 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 4.6–5.9

Brookridge Terrace is a black-white neighborhood in Elizabeth City with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,573 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $989/month sits 11% lower than the Elizabeth City citywide average ($1,117).

Risk score
5.1
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 4.6–5.9

Why Brookridge Terrace scores 5.1

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).

Brookridge Terrace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Brookridge Terrace: 5.15.1Brookridge TerraceNeighborhoodParent city: 2.62.6Parent cityhost cityState: 2.92.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
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 5.9 2,801 65% $780
37139960200 4.6 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.

Frequently asked

About Brookridge Terrace

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brookridge Terrace?

Brookridge Terrace scores 5.1/10 (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.
Q2

How does Brookridge Terrace compare to Elizabeth City overall?

Brookridge Terrace scores 2.5 points higher than Elizabeth City overall (2.6/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $989 vs $1,117.
Q3

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.
Q4

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.
Q5

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.
Q6

Which tracts in Brookridge Terrace have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookridge Terrace is census tract 37139960300 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.9, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Brookridge Terrace for landlords?

Brookridge Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 (2.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Brookridge Terrace?

Brookridge Terrace has 7,028 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). 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.

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