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Falls River Eviction Risk: Lower , Raleigh

Tract 37183054020 · Wake County, NC · pop 4,446 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 37183054020 belongs to the Falls River area of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is home to 4,446 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,693 a month against an average household income of $108,269 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 19% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,954
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$108,269

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Falls River
Moderate
Within parent city
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#74 of 111 tracts In Raleigh
Low
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#80 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Elevated
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#2,023 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Raleigh and the region

Centroid at 35.9104, -78.5686 · click any tract to drill in

Why Falls River scores 2.7

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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,693 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Falls River compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Falls River risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 054020Raleigh: 3.33.3Raleighparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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 Falls River

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Raleigh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wake County average of 5.3 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37183054020

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183054020?

Census tract 37183054020 in the Falls River neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower 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 37183054020?

Median gross rent is $1,693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183054020?

7.9% of residents in tract 37183054020 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,446.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183054020?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 55th, minority 41th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 37183054020 considered part of Falls River?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183054020 fall within Falls River (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 37183054020 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37183054020 compare to Raleigh overall?

Tract 37183054020 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Raleigh at 3.3/10. 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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