1 census tracts · pop 1,875 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Mordecai Village is a one-tract neighborhood of Raleigh, NC and houses 1,875 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,120, 29% below the Raleigh average of $1,572. 28% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 58 eviction filings.
Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate.
SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 10.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 107 mapped neighborhoods of Raleigh, it ranks #57 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Berkeley Spring Senior Rental Housing and Brooklyn Hills.
One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mordecai Village vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mordecai Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
7.62%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2015)
4.40%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mordecai Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
22.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mordecai Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mordecai Village?
Mordecai Village scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 Mordecai Village compare to Raleigh overall?
Mordecai Village scores 0.3 points higher than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,120 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mordecai Village?
Average gross rent in Mordecai Village is $1,120/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mordecai Village residents are renters?
36% of Mordecai Village households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 1,875 residents.
Q5
Is Mordecai Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Mordecai Village sits in the 15th 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 Mordecai Village for landlords?
Mordecai Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mordecai Village?
Mordecai Village has 1,740 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.