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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Central Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Burlington

Tract 37001020602 · Alamance County, NC · pop 2,664 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of $1/10, tract 37001020602 in the Central Heights neighborhood of Burlington ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,664 residents. It lands near the 38th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,316 a month against an average household income of $61,076 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,243
Renter share26.1%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$61,076

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Central Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 16 tracts In Burlington
Low
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 37 tracts In Alamance County
Moderate
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#1,398 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burlington and the region

Centroid at 36.0958, -79.4622 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Heights scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burlington
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,316 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burlington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burlington
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burlington
3.0

How Central Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Central Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 020602Burlington: 2.82.8Burlingtonparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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)

  • 227Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 5.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.4%Peak (2008)
  • 17Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370010206022002: 15 filings (10.26/100 renter HHs)2003: 7 filings (4.79/100 renter HHs)2004: 9 filings (6.16/100 renter HHs)2005: 9 filings (4.08/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (4.53/100 renter HHs)2007: 17 filings (7.70/100 renter HHs)2008: 23 filings (10.42/100 renter HHs)2009: 15 filings (6.80/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (2.55/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (2.28/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (4.31/100 renter HHs)2013: 10 filings (2.54/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 12 filings (3.05/100 renter HHs)2016: 18 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2017: 22 filings (5.38/100 renter HHs)2018: 17 filings (4.16/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 17 months.
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 Central Heights

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Burlington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Alamance County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 227 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.4% of renter households in 2008.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37001020602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37001020602?

Census tract 37001020602 in the Central Heights neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 37001020602?

Median gross rent is $1,316/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37001020602?

4.8% of residents in tract 37001020602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,664.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37001020602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 48th, minority 21th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 37001020602 considered part of Central Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37001020602 fall within Central Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37001020602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 227 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37001020602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.03% of renter households, peaking at 10.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37001020602 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37001020602 compare to Burlington overall?

Tract 37001020602 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Burlington at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burlington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burlington

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

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