2 census tracts · pop 9,646 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.5
Gresham Hills takes in 2 census tracts of Raleigh, NC, population 9,646. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.5, a 1.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Against a Raleigh baseline of 30.9%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 450 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 23.1% of renter households. Among the 107 mapped neighborhoods of Raleigh, it ranks #84 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 2.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Lynn Road and Chesterfield Village. Against average income of $107,268, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Gresham Hills vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gresham Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
450Total filings (sum)
17.00%Avg annual filing rate
23.1%Peak year (2016)
19.45%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gresham Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
22.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gresham Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gresham Hills?
Gresham Hills scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Gresham Hills compare to Raleigh overall?
Gresham Hills scores 0.7 points lower than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,631 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gresham Hills?
Average gross rent in Gresham Hills is $1,631/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gresham Hills residents are renters?
33% of Gresham Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 9,646 residents.
Q5
Is Gresham Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Gresham Hills sits in the 30th 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
Which tracts in Gresham Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gresham Hills is census tract 37183054017 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Gresham Hills for landlords?
Gresham Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gresham Hills?
Gresham Hills has 9,820 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
