Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Averys Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Avery Creek
Tract 37021002303 · Buncombe County, NC · pop 6,807 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 37021002303, home to 6,807 residents in Averys Creek in Avery Creek, scores 4.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,621 a month while the average household earns $89,975 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,611
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$89,975
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Avery Creek and the region
Centroid at 35.4609, -82.5728 · click any tract to drill in
Why Averys Creek scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Avery Creek
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,621 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Avery Creek
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Avery Creek
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Avery Creek
2.0
How Averys Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Averys Creek
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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 Avery Creek, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Buncombe County average of 5.4 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37021002303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37021002303?
Census tract 37021002303 in the Averys Creek neighborhood scores 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 37021002303?
Median gross rent is $1,621/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37021002303?
1.8% of residents in tract 37021002303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,807.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37021002303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 58th, minority 33th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 37021002303 considered part of Averys Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37021002303 fall within Averys Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37021002303 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37021002303 compare to Avery Creek overall?
Tract 37021002303 scores 2/10, right in line with the parent city of Avery Creek at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Avery Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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