1 census tracts · pop 5,891 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Preston Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Cary, NC and houses 5,891 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Cary baseline of 24.9%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 165 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Food insecurity affects 6.6% of adults, 11.2 points below the national rate. Disability prevalence reaches 19.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 10.8% of renter households. Among the 39 mapped neighborhoods of Cary, it ranks #11 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Wellsley and Marquis at Cary Parkway score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $228,750, annual rent is only 9%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Preston Oaks vs CaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Preston Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
165Total filings (sum)
8.58%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2016)
10.80%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Preston Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.8%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
19.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Preston Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Preston Oaks?
Preston Oaks 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 Preston Oaks compare to Cary overall?
Preston Oaks scores 0.4 points lower than Cary overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,718 vs $1,738.
Q3
What is the average rent in Preston Oaks?
Average gross rent in Preston Oaks is $1,718/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Preston Oaks residents are renters?
42% of Preston Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 5,891 residents.
Q5
Is Preston Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Preston Oaks sits in the 17th 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 Preston Oaks for landlords?
Preston Oaks 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 Preston Oaks?
Preston Oaks has 5,964 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
