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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Ramblewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Apex

Tract 37183053435 · Wake County, NC · pop 4,214 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

37183053435 is a census tract in the Ramblewood area of Apex, NC. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,214. Cost burden runs 29% here against 42.7% across Wake County.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 35% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,822
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$111,441

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Ramblewood
Moderate
Within parent city
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 12 tracts In Apex
Low
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#177 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#1,927 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Apex and the region

Centroid at 35.7457, -78.8309 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ramblewood scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Apex
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,724 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Apex
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Apex
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Apex
3.3

How Ramblewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ramblewood risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0534353.7Apexparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ramblewood

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. Food insecurity runs 6.0% against 17.8% nationally.

It sits 1.0 points below the Wake County average of 4.0. Housing insecurity runs 5.6% against 14.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $1,724, 9% below the Apex average. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 2.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37183053435

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053435?

Census tract 37183053435 in the Ramblewood neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 37183053435?

Median gross rent is $1,724/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053435?

1.7% of residents in tract 37183053435 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,214.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053435?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 23th, minority 41th, housing 30th.
Q5

Is tract 37183053435 considered part of Ramblewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053435 fall within Ramblewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 37183053435 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37183053435 compare to Apex overall?

Tract 37183053435 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Apex at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Apex eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Apex

Top eight tracts in Apex ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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