1 census tracts · pop 3,963 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
The Cascades is a one-tract neighborhood of Raleigh, NC, population 3,963. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Raleigh baseline of 30.9%, 52% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10. 25% 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. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 74 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,823, 16% above the Raleigh average of $1,572.
SNAP participation is 4.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 3.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 3.9% of renter households. That places it #70 of 107 neighborhoods in Raleigh.
Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, The Wedges at Greystone and Crosswinds score within a fraction of it.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $99,665.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Cascades vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Cascades
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
74Total filings (sum)
4.35%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak year (2016)
3.92%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Cascades
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Cascades
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Cascades?
The Cascades scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 The Cascades compare to Raleigh overall?
The Cascades scores 0.3 points lower than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,823 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Cascades?
Average gross rent in The Cascades is $1,823/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Cascades residents are renters?
56% of The Cascades households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 3,963 residents.
Q5
Is The Cascades a high social-vulnerability area?
The Cascades sits in the 39th 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
How safe is The Cascades for landlords?
The Cascades carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Cascades?
The Cascades has 4,207 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
