Within parent city
37
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Asheville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37021002305 · Buncombe County, NC · pop 5,570 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Asheville
Census tract 37021002305 covers Asheville in Buncombe County, home to 5,570 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,834 monthly, set against $72,166 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,463
Renter share35.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$72,166
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Asheville and the region
Centroid at 35.5074, -82.6558 · click any tract to drill in
Why Asheville scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Asheville
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,834 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Asheville
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Asheville
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Asheville
4.0
How Asheville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Asheville
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.1/10. 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 Asheville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Buncombe County average of 5.4 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 37021002305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37021002305?
Census tract 37021002305 in Asheville scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 37021002305?
Median gross rent is $1,834/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37021002305?
12.4% of residents in tract 37021002305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,570.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37021002305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 8th, minority 8th, housing 48th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37021002305 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37021002305 compare to Asheville overall?
Tract 37021002305 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Asheville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Asheville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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