1 census tracts · pop 3,039 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Brandon Station maps to a single census tract in Raleigh, NC and houses 3,039 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Raleigh rate of 30.9%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. SNAP participation is 3.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 50 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 14.1% of renter households. At $1,739 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Raleigh commands.
5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 107 mapped neighborhoods of Raleigh, it ranks #89 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 10% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brandon Station vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brandon Station
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
50Total filings (sum)
13.25%Avg annual filing rate
14.1%Peak year (2016)
14.13%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brandon Station
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.2%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
5.6%Food insecurity
3.8%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
21.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brandon Station
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brandon Station?
Brandon Station scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Brandon Station compare to Raleigh overall?
Brandon Station scores 1.1 points lower than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,739 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brandon Station?
Average gross rent in Brandon Station is $1,739/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brandon Station residents are renters?
10% of Brandon Station households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 3,039 residents.
Q5
Is Brandon Station a high social-vulnerability area?
Brandon Station sits in the 4th 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.
Q6
How safe is Brandon Station for landlords?
Brandon Station carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Raleigh as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Brandon Station?
Brandon Station has 2,950 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
