1 census tracts · pop 8,364 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Covington Cross maps to a single census tract in Knightdale, NC and houses 8,364 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 27.6% citywide, putting Covington Cross 29.5% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 74 eviction filings. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.8/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 6.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.0% in 2016 against a 6.2% peak.
That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Knightdale. At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Brookfield Station and Village at Beaver Dam score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,656, close to the Knightdale average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $80,987.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Covington Cross vs KnightdaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Covington Cross
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
74Total filings (sum)
5.62%Avg annual filing rate
6.2%Peak year (2015)
5.04%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Covington Cross
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.2%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
14.4%No health insurance
31.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Covington Cross
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Covington Cross?
Covington Cross scores 4.9/10 (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 Covington Cross compare to Knightdale overall?
Covington Cross scores 0.9 points higher than Knightdale overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,656 vs $1,674.
Q3
What is the average rent in Covington Cross?
Average gross rent in Covington Cross is $1,656/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Covington Cross residents are renters?
28% of Covington Cross households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Knightdale). The neighborhood has 8,364 residents.
Q5
Is Covington Cross a high social-vulnerability area?
Covington Cross sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Covington Cross for landlords?
Covington Cross carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Knightdale as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Covington Cross?
Covington Cross has 9,106 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (34%), Hispanic / Latino (29.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
