Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Asheville Eviction Risk: Lower

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

Census tract 37021002306 belongs to Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is home to 4,042 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #39,900 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,264 monthly, set against $61,502 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.8

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 3.8

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

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Buncombe County average of 5.4 and in line with 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 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37021002306

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

Census tract 37021002306 in Asheville scores 3.8/10 (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 3.8/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Asheville

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