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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

Berkshire Downs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Raleigh

Tract 37183054022 · Wake County, NC · pop 4,815 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 37183054022 sits in the Berkshire Downs area of Raleigh eviction risk, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It is home to 4,815 residents. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 27% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,889
Renter share49.2%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$53,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Berkshire Downs
Moderate
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 111 tracts In Raleigh
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#150 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Raleigh and the region

Centroid at 35.8775, -78.5575 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berkshire Downs scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Raleigh
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,587 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Raleigh
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Raleigh
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Raleigh
4.0

How Berkshire Downs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Berkshire Downs risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 0540224.1Raleighparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Berkshire Downs

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $53,750, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. Against the Wake County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 72nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.

Average gross rent is $1,587, close to the Raleigh average. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37183054022

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183054022?

Census tract 37183054022 in the Berkshire Downs neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 37183054022?

Median gross rent is $1,587/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183054022?

17.5% of residents in tract 37183054022 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,815.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183054022?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 84th, minority 83th, housing 83th.
Q5

Is tract 37183054022 considered part of Berkshire Downs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183054022 fall within Berkshire Downs (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 37183054022 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37183054022 compare to Raleigh overall?

Tract 37183054022 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Raleigh at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Raleigh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Raleigh

Top eight tracts in Raleigh ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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