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Neighborhood · Raleigh, NC

Mordecai Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Raleigh How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
28.2% -9%
Raleigh: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,120 -29%
Raleigh: $1,572
Average HH income
$83,375 +1%
Raleigh: $82,424
Poverty rate
7.3% -36%
Raleigh: 11.4%
Renter share
36.0% -27%
Raleigh: 49.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mordecai Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.4–4.4

Why Mordecai Village scores 4.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
28% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
36% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
7.3% below poverty line · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

Mordecai Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mordecai Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.4Mordecai VillageNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mordecai Village

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37183050400 4.4 1,875 28% $1,120
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 15

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 12%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 3%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 60%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.

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.
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