Eviction Risk in Wellsley , Cary
1 census tracts · pop 4,024 · pop-weighted composite 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6
Wellsley is a white-asian neighborhood in Cary with 1 census tract and a population of 4,024 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 31% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,245/month sits 29% higher than the Cary citywide median ($1,738).
Wellsley vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Wellsley vs Cary
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Asian Neighborhood — 3,918 residents across all tracts in Wellsley. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 3%
- White (non-Hispanic) 54.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 0.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 31.6%
- Other / Multiracial 11%
1 tracts in Wellsley
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37183053408 | 4.6 | 4,024 | 31% | $2,245 |
CDC SVI percentile: 11
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Wellsley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2Total filings (sum)
- 1.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.1%Peak year (2015)
- 1.05%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wellsley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 5.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 17.2%Any disability
About Wellsley
What is the eviction-risk score for Wellsley?
Wellsley scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Wellsley compare to Cary overall?
Wellsley scores 1.3 points higher than Cary overall (3.3/10). Rent burden: 31% vs 25% citywide. Median rent: $2,245 vs $1,738.
What is the median rent in Wellsley?
Median gross rent in Wellsley is $2,245/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Wellsley residents are renters?
23% of Wellsley households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 4,024 residents.
Is Wellsley a high social-vulnerability area?
Wellsley sits in the 11th 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.