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

Laurelwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Raleigh

Tract 37183052307 · Wake County, NC · pop 5,502 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 37183052307 covers part of the Laurelwood area of Raleigh, NC, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,502. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 38% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units2,458

Renter share82.2%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate24.0%

Median income$61,642

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Raleigh and the region

Centroid at 35.7606, -78.6997 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurelwood 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

24.0% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

$1,380 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 Laurelwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

47%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurelwood

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9/10. This is renter territory: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Wake County average of 42.7%.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Wake County average of 4.0.

The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. At $1,380 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Raleigh commands.

Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $61,642.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 37183052307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183052307?

Census tract 37183052307 in the Laurelwood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 37183052307?

Median gross rent is $1,380/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183052307?

24.0% of residents in tract 37183052307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,502.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183052307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 7th, minority 52th, housing 40th.

Is tract 37183052307 considered part of Laurelwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183052307 fall within Laurelwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37183052307 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37183052307 compare to Raleigh overall?

Tract 37183052307 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.

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