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Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Brighton Eviction Risk: Lower , Wendell

Tract 37183054404 · Wake County, NC · pop 7,990 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Brighton area of Wendell is where census tract 37183054404 sits, home to 7,990 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,111 monthly, set against $83,650 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 11% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units3,017
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$83,650

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Brighton
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Wendell
Moderate
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#129 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Moderate
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#2,358 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wendell and the region

Centroid at 35.8059, -78.3865 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brighton scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wendell
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,111 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wendell
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wendell
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wendell
4.9

How Brighton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brighton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 054404Wendell: 2.22.2Wendellparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 97Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 6.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2015)
  • 42Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brighton

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wendell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wake County average of 5.3 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37183054404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183054404?

Census tract 37183054404 in the Brighton neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37183054404?

Median gross rent is $1,111/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183054404?

4.4% of residents in tract 37183054404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,990.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183054404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 92th, minority 70th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 37183054404 considered part of Brighton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183054404 fall within Brighton (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183054404?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 97 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37183054404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.80% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37183054404 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37183054404 compare to Wendell overall?

Tract 37183054404 scores 2.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Wendell at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wendell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wendell

Top eight tracts in Wendell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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