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Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Boiling Spring Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37019020204 · Brunswick County, NC · pop 6,729 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Boiling Spring Lakes

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 37019020204 in Boiling Spring Lakes ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,729 residents. On the national scale it ranks #69,256 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

15% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,420 monthly, set against $60,202 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 20% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,913
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$60,202

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Boiling Spring Lakes
Very High
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 43 tracts In Brunswick County
Elevated
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#1,764 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,660 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Boiling Spring Lakes and the region

Centroid at 34.0268, -78.0892 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boiling Spring Lakes scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Boiling Spring Lakes
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boiling Spring Lakes
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boiling Spring Lakes
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boiling Spring Lakes
5.3

How Boiling Spring Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Boiling Spring Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 020204Boiling Spring Lak: 2.52.5Boiling Spring Lakparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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)

  • 160Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 5.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2012)
  • 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370190202042002: 23 filings (8.57/100 renter HHs)2003: 24 filings (8.94/100 renter HHs)2009: 21 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)2010: 20 filings (4.51/100 renter HHs)2011: 18 filings (3.51/100 renter HHs)2012: 31 filings (6.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (4.48/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boiling Spring Lakes

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 Boiling Spring Lakes, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Brunswick County average of 4.9 and below 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 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37019020204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37019020204?

Census tract 37019020204 in Boiling Spring Lakes scores 3.1/10 (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 37019020204?

Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37019020204?

10.3% of residents in tract 37019020204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,729.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37019020204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 45th, minority 17th, housing 63th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37019020204?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 160 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 37019020204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.59% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37019020204 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37019020204 compare to Boiling Spring Lakes overall?

Tract 37019020204 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Boiling Spring Lakes at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boiling Spring Lakes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Boiling Spring Lakes

Top eight tracts in Boiling Spring Lakes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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