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Northwoods Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary

Tract 37183053520 · Wake County, NC · pop 6,329 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 37183053520, in Northwoods in Cary eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,329. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,362 a month against an average household income of $87,476 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 36% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,788
Renter share62.4%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$87,476

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Northwoods
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 40 tracts In Cary
Very High
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#69 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Elevated
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#1,837 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cary and the region

Centroid at 35.8003, -78.7752 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northwoods scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cary
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,362 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cary
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cary
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cary
3.0

How Northwoods compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Northwoods risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 053520Cary: 2.62.6Caryparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 407Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 11.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.2%Peak (2015)
  • 162Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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 Northwoods

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cary eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wake County average of 5.3 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37183053520

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053520?

Census tract 37183053520 in the Northwoods 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 37183053520?

Median gross rent is $1,362/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053520?

17.1% of residents in tract 37183053520 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,329.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053520?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 20th, minority 55th, housing 36th.
Q5

Is tract 37183053520 considered part of Northwoods?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053520 fall within Northwoods (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183053520?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 407 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37183053520 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.87% of renter households, peaking at 14.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37183053520 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37183053520 compare to Cary overall?

Tract 37183053520 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Cary at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cary eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cary

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

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