1 census tracts · pop 6,222 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Bennett Park maps to a single census tract in Wake Forest, NC and houses 6,222 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. 39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Wake Forest rate of 27.7%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 152 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 9.8% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,422, 11% below the Wake Forest average of $1,596. The most recent observed rate, 5.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #4 of 10 neighborhoods in Wake Forest.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Woodside at Olde Mill Stream and Traditions. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.7/10 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
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bennett Park vs Wake ForestHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bennett Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
152Total filings (sum)
7.66%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2015)
5.50%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bennett Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
24.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bennett Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bennett Park?
Bennett Park scores 3.7/10 (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 Bennett Park compare to Wake Forest overall?
Bennett Park scores 0.1 points lower than Wake Forest overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,422 vs $1,596.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bennett Park?
Average gross rent in Bennett Park is $1,422/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bennett Park residents are renters?
45% of Bennett Park households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Wake Forest). The neighborhood has 6,222 residents.
Q5
Is Bennett Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Bennett Park sits in the 32nd 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 Bennett Park for landlords?
Bennett Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Wake Forest as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bennett Park?
Bennett Park has 6,415 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
