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Neighborhood · Greenville, NC

College Court Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 5,941 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 4.9–5.9

College Court is a white-black neighborhood in Greenville with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,941 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $940/month sits 7% lower than the Greenville citywide average ($1,007).

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
College Court vs Greenville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.2% +37%
Greenville: 31.6%
Average gross rent
$940 -7%
Greenville: $1,007
Average HH income
$50,895 +1%
Greenville: $50,564
Poverty rate
29.3% +20%
Greenville: 24.5%
Renter share
79.3% +18%
Greenville: 67.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across College Court and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.9–5.9

Why College Court scores 5.4

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 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
79% renter households · Range 9.8–9.8 across tracts
9.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
29.3% below poverty line · Range 4.7–9.7 across tracts
7.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–4.2 across tracts
3.6
Risk score comparison

College Court vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

College Court score vs. parent city, state, U.S.College Court: 5.45.4College CourtNeighborhoodParent city: 3.13.1Parent cityhost cityState: 2.92.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in College Court

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37147000303 5.9 3,081 52% $1,007
37147000202 4.9 2,860 34% $867
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 61

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

Socioeconomic status 79%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in College Court

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,829Total filings (sum)
  • 16.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.6%Peak year (2011)
  • 12.48%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Court

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

Frequently asked

About College Court

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for College Court?

College Court scores 5.4/10 (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 College Court compare to Greenville overall?

College Court scores 2.3 points higher than Greenville overall (3.1/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $940 vs $1,007.
Q3

What is the average rent in College Court?

Average gross rent in College Court is $940/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of College Court residents are renters?

79% of College Court households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Greenville). The neighborhood has 5,941 residents.
Q5

Is College Court a high social-vulnerability area?

College Court sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 College Court have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in College Court is census tract 37147000303 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.9, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is College Court for landlords?

College Court carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Greenville as a whole (3.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of College Court?

College Court has 5,129 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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