Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Perry Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Zebulon
Tract 37183054306 ·
Wake County, NC · pop 4,457 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
37183054306 is a census tract in the Perry Ridge area of Zebulon, NC. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,457 residents. Cost burden runs 72% here against 42.7% across Wake County.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%Stable renters 13%Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,514
Renter share44.9%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$65,189
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Perry Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Zebulon
Elevated
Within county
100th percentile
#2 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Very High
Within state
97th percentile
#75 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Zebulon and the region
Centroid at 35.8112, -78.2924 · click any tract to drill in
Why Perry Ridge scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Zebulon
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$860 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Zebulon
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Zebulon
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Zebulon
7.3
How Perry Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
99%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation
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.
20.3%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
28.1%Food insecurity
25.6%SNAP enrollment
14.1%Transit barriers
18.0%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Perry Ridge
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Wake County average of 4.0.
At $860 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of Zebulon commands. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
SNAP participation runs 25.6% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 28.1% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $65,189, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37183054306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183054306?
Census tract 37183054306 in the Perry Ridge neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 37183054306?
Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37183054306?
14.8% of residents in tract 37183054306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,457.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37183054306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 69th, minority 74th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 37183054306 considered part of Perry Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183054306 fall within Perry Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37183054306 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.3% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37183054306 compare to Zebulon overall?
Tract 37183054306 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Zebulon at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Zebulon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Zebulon
Top eight tracts in Zebulon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.