Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Westview Eviction Risk: Lower , Elon
Tract 37001021701 · Alamance County, NC · pop 3,325 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is the Westview neighborhood of Elon for landlords? Census tract 37001021701 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 78% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,881 monthly, set against $101,344 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,533
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$101,344
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elon and the region
Centroid at 36.0927, -79.5292 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westview scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elon
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,881 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elon
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elon
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elon
5.1
How Westview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
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)
- 77Total filings over 15 yrs
- 1.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2015)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westview. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 5.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 4.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 11.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westview
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Elon, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Alamance County average of 5.2 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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 77 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37001021701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37001021701?
Census tract 37001021701 in the Westview neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 37001021701?
Median gross rent is $2,881/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37001021701?
7.1% of residents in tract 37001021701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,325.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37001021701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 15th, minority 16th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 37001021701 considered part of Westview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37001021701 fall within Westview (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37001021701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 37001021701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.13% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37001021701 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.1% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37001021701 compare to Elon overall?
Tract 37001021701 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Elon at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elon
Top eight tracts in Elon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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