Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Car Town Eviction Risk: Lower , Kannapolis
Tract 37025040704 · Cabarrus County, NC · pop 3,756 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 37025040704 (Car Town in Kannapolis, North Carolina) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,145 a month while the average household earns $59,000 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,502
Renter share62.9%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$59,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kannapolis and the region
Centroid at 35.4783, -80.5977 · click any tract to drill in
Why Car Town scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,145 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kannapolis
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.8
How Car Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Car Town. 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.
- 17.5%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.1%Food insecurity
- 18.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Car Town
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. 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 Kannapolis eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cabarrus County average of 5.0 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% 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 37025040704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37025040704?
Census tract 37025040704 in the Car Town neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 37025040704?
Median gross rent is $1,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37025040704?
16.4% of residents in tract 37025040704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,756.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37025040704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 93th, minority 56th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 37025040704 considered part of Car Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37025040704 fall within Car Town (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37025040704 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.5% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37025040704 compare to Kannapolis overall?
Tract 37025040704 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Kannapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kannapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kannapolis
Top eight tracts in Kannapolis ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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37025040701
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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37025040703
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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Car Town
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Car Town
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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