1 census tracts · pop 3,615 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lake Wheeler Bluffs maps to a single census tract in Cary, NC, population 3,615. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 23% of renter households.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
At $1,192 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of Cary commands. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. SNAP participation is 3.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings.
3.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 5.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #11 of 39 neighborhoods in Cary. At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Montclair and Preston Oaks score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lake Wheeler Bluffs vs CaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lake Wheeler Bluffs
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
3.31%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2015)
1.61%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lake Wheeler Bluffs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
21.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lake Wheeler Bluffs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Wheeler Bluffs?
Lake Wheeler Bluffs scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Lake Wheeler Bluffs compare to Cary overall?
Lake Wheeler Bluffs scores 0.4 points lower than Cary overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,192 vs $1,738.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lake Wheeler Bluffs?
Average gross rent in Lake Wheeler Bluffs is $1,192/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lake Wheeler Bluffs residents are renters?
9% of Lake Wheeler Bluffs households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 3,615 residents.
Q5
Is Lake Wheeler Bluffs a high social-vulnerability area?
Lake Wheeler Bluffs sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Lake Wheeler Bluffs for landlords?
Lake Wheeler Bluffs carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cary as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lake Wheeler Bluffs?
Lake Wheeler Bluffs has 3,649 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
