Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Brentwood Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilson

Tract 37195000601 · Wilson County, NC · pop 4,160 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 37195000601 covers the Brentwood Forest neighborhood of Wilson in North Carolina. Home to 4,160 residents, it scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,624 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,038 monthly, set against $44,630 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 44% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units1,744

Renter share72.8%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate32.3%

Median income$44,630

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilson and the region

Centroid at 35.7457, -77.9165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brentwood Forest scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wilson

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

32.3% poverty · this tract

8.1

Supply constraint

$1,038 rent vs county FMR

5.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wilson

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wilson

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wilson

7.3

How Brentwood Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

86%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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.

21.6%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
28.1%Food insecurity
27.4%SNAP enrollment
14.5%Transit barriers
12.8%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
40.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brentwood Forest

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Wilson eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wilson County average of 6.3 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 84th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37195000601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37195000601?

Census tract 37195000601 in the Brentwood Forest neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37195000601?

Median gross rent is $1,038/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37195000601?

32.3% of residents in tract 37195000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,160.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37195000601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 69th, minority 82th, housing 69th.

Is tract 37195000601 considered part of Brentwood Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37195000601 fall within Brentwood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37195000601 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.6% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37195000601 compare to Wilson overall?

Tract 37195000601 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Wilson at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilson

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