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Neighborhood · Wilson, NC

Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,658 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4

Westwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Wilson, NC and houses 4,658 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Against a Wilson baseline of 28.4%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10. Disability prevalence reaches 45.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.3/10. Food insecurity affects 27.5% of adults, 9.7 points above the national rate.

Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Wilson, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Five Points and Glenwood Hills.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $974, close to the Wilson average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $45,819.

59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs Wilson How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
36.6% +29%
Wilson: 28.4%
Average gross rent
$974 +0%
Wilson: $971
Average HH income
$45,819 -3%
Wilson: $47,294
Poverty rate
27.0% +8%
Wilson: 25.1%
Renter share
59.4% +17%
Wilson: 50.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westwood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.4–5.4

Why Westwood scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Rent control risk
37% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
59% renter households · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Economic stress
27.0% below poverty line · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

Westwood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Westwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.4WestwoodNeighborhood4.2Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Westwood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37195000401 5.4 4,658 37% $974
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 95%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 34%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Westwood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?

Westwood scores 5.4/10 (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 Westwood compare to Wilson overall?

Westwood scores 1.2 points higher than Wilson overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $974 vs $971.
Q3

What is the average rent in Westwood?

Average gross rent in Westwood is $974/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?

59% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Wilson). The neighborhood has 4,658 residents.
Q5

Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Westwood sits in the 85th 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 Westwood for landlords?

Westwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Wilson as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood?

Westwood has 4,893 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (40%), Hispanic / Latino (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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