1 census tracts · pop 4,783 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Sunset Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Raleigh, NC and houses 4,783 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Raleigh rate of 30.9%.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
At $1,178 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of Raleigh commands. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 153 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.6% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10. Among the 107 mapped neighborhoods of Raleigh, it ranks #38 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 2.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Crescent Ridge and Battle Ridge North.
Against average income of $71,170, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Terrace vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
153Total filings (sum)
6.44%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak year (2016)
6.64%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
22.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Terrace?
Sunset Terrace scores 5.3/10 (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 Sunset Terrace compare to Raleigh overall?
Sunset Terrace scores 1.2 points higher than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,178 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Terrace?
Average gross rent in Sunset Terrace is $1,178/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Terrace residents are renters?
55% of Sunset Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 4,783 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Terrace sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Sunset Terrace for landlords?
Sunset Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Sunset Terrace?
Sunset Terrace has 4,435 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
