1 census tracts · pop 3,506 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Washington Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Raleigh, NC and houses 3,506 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. about half 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 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,023, 35% below the Raleigh average of $1,572.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side 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.
Court records for this tract carry 243 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 25.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 15.8% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 25.9% of adults, 8.1 points above the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 13.5% in 2016 against a 15.8% peak.
That places it #1 of 107 neighborhoods in Raleigh. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $49,677.
53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Heights vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
243Total filings (sum)
14.66%Avg annual filing rate
15.8%Peak year (2015)
13.47%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.6%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
25.0%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
35.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Heights?
Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights compare to Raleigh overall?
Washington Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,023 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Heights?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Heights is $1,023/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Heights residents are renters?
53% of Washington Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 3,506 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Heights sits in the 94th 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 Washington Heights for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Heights 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 Washington Heights?
Washington Heights has 3,290 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.6%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
