Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Asheville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37021002306 · Buncombe County, NC · pop 4,042 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Asheville

Tract 37021002306 sits in Asheville eviction risk, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. It is home to 4,042 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.3/10.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 19% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,919

Renter share37.6%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$61,502

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Asheville and the region

Centroid at 35.5343, -82.5964 · click any tract to drill in

Why Asheville scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,264 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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: 41

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

43%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
24%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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
8.5%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Asheville

19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

SNAP participation runs 6.2% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.0% against 17.8% nationally. At $1,264 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Asheville commands.

Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Buncombe County average of 4.1 closely.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $61,502.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 37021002306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37021002306?

Census tract 37021002306 in Asheville scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37021002306?

Median gross rent is $1,264/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37021002306?

5.2% of residents in tract 37021002306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,042.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37021002306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 41th, minority 24th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 37021002306 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37021002306 compare to Asheville overall?

Tract 37021002306 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Asheville at 4.1/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Asheville

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