Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
The Cedars Eviction Risk: Lower , Hickory
Tract 37035010302 · Catawba County, NC · pop 6,420 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 37035010302, home to 6,420 residents in The Cedars in Hickory, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,180 a month against an average household income of $80,591 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,515
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$80,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hickory and the region
Centroid at 35.7816, -81.2997 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Cedars scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hickory
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,180 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hickory
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hickory
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hickory
5.9
How The Cedars 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.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 749Total filings over 16 yrs
- 8.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.8%Peak (2014)
- 40Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 16 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Cedars. 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
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Cedars
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Hickory eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Catawba County average of 5.0 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 749 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 8.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.8% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010302?
Census tract 37035010302 in the The Cedars 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 37035010302?
Median gross rent is $1,180/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010302?
15.3% of residents in tract 37035010302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,420.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 41th, minority 37th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 37035010302 considered part of The Cedars?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37035010302 fall within The Cedars (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37035010302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 749 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37035010302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.06% of renter households, peaking at 10.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37035010302 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37035010302 compare to Hickory overall?
Tract 37035010302 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Hickory at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hickory eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hickory
Top eight tracts in Hickory ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Kenworth
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Sweetwater
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Claremont
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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North Hickory
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Forest Hills
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Green Park
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Sweetwater
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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The Cedars
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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