Whittington Park Northwoods Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 4,161 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Whittington Park Northwoods is a one-tract neighborhood of Cary, NC, population 4,161. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Cary rate of 24.9%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 186 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 13.2% of renter households.
At $1,572 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Cary commands. That places it #5 of 39 neighborhoods in Cary. Judgments average 2.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $75,086. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Whittington Park Northwoods vs CaryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whittington Park Northwoods
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
186Total filings (sum)
9.78%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2016)
13.18%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whittington Park Northwoods
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whittington Park Northwoods
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whittington Park Northwoods?
Whittington Park Northwoods scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 Whittington Park Northwoods compare to Cary overall?
Whittington Park Northwoods scores 0.6 points higher than Cary overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,572 vs $1,738.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whittington Park Northwoods?
Average gross rent in Whittington Park Northwoods is $1,572/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whittington Park Northwoods residents are renters?
61% of Whittington Park Northwoods households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Cary). The neighborhood has 4,161 residents.
Q5
Is Whittington Park Northwoods a high social-vulnerability area?
Whittington Park Northwoods sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Whittington Park Northwoods for landlords?
Whittington Park Northwoods carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Whittington Park Northwoods?
Whittington Park Northwoods has 3,811 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.8%), Hispanic / Latino (18.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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