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Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Walnut Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary

Tract 37183053516 · Wake County, NC · pop 3,501 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 4.8/10, tract 37183053516 in Walnut Hills in Cary ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,501 residents. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,445 a month against an average household income of $77,794 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 36% Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,500
Renter share63.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$77,794

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Walnut Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 40 tracts In Cary
High
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#103 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Elevated
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#2,146 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cary and the region

Centroid at 35.7716, -78.7517 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Hills scores 2.5

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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,445 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Walnut Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walnut Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 053516Cary: 2.62.6Caryparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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)

  • 518Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 32.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 37.7%Peak (2015)
  • 204Filings 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 Walnut Hills

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.2/10. 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 below the Wake County average of 5.3 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 518 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 32.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 37.7% of renter households in 2015.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37183053516

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053516?

Census tract 37183053516 in the Walnut Hills neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 37183053516?

Median gross rent is $1,445/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053516?

8.2% of residents in tract 37183053516 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,501.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053516?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 77th, minority 55th, housing 33th.
Q5

Is tract 37183053516 considered part of Walnut Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053516 fall within Walnut Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183053516?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 518 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37183053516 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.08% of renter households, peaking at 37.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37183053516 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37183053516 compare to Cary overall?

Tract 37183053516 scores 2.5/10, right in line with 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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