1 census tracts · pop 3,740 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Trails Corner is a one-tract neighborhood of Raleigh, NC and houses 3,740 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 62% against 30.9% citywide, putting Trails Corner 30.8% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,102, 30% below the Raleigh average of $1,572.
This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 31.9% of adults, 14.1 points above the national rate. The filing record is not thin: 262 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 17.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.1% in 2016 against a 17.5% peak.
One tract means one number: 5.5/10 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
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Trails Corner vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Trails Corner
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
262Total filings (sum)
16.79%Avg annual filing rate
17.5%Peak year (2015)
16.10%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Trails Corner
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.0%Housing insecurity
17.5%Utility shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
31.7%SNAP enrollment
15.5%No health insurance
36.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Trails Corner
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Trails Corner?
Trails Corner scores 5.5/10 (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 Trails Corner compare to Raleigh overall?
Trails Corner scores 1.4 points higher than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,102 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Trails Corner?
Average gross rent in Trails Corner is $1,102/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Trails Corner residents are renters?
71% of Trails Corner households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 3,740 residents.
Q5
Is Trails Corner a high social-vulnerability area?
Trails Corner sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Trails Corner for landlords?
Trails Corner carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Trails Corner?
Trails Corner has 4,006 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (40.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
