Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Viewmont Eviction Risk: Lower , Hickory
Tract 37035010501 · Catawba County, NC · pop 4,011 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Viewmont neighborhood of Hickory is where census tract 37035010501 sits, home to 4,011 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #65,139 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $876 a month while the average household earns $98,825 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,471
Renter share31.1%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$98,825
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hickory and the region
Centroid at 35.7505, -81.3459 · click any tract to drill in
Why Viewmont scores 2.8
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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$876 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Viewmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 1,143Total filings over 16 yrs
- 16.09%Avg annual filing rate
- 32.9%Peak (2003)
- 49Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 58% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Viewmont
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 below the Catawba County average of 5.0 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,143 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 16.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 32.9% of renter households in 2003.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 37035010501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010501?
Census tract 37035010501 in the Viewmont neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 37035010501?
Median gross rent is $876/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010501?
4.0% of residents in tract 37035010501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,011.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 40th, minority 40th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 37035010501 considered part of Viewmont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37035010501 fall within Viewmont (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37035010501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,143 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37035010501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.09% of renter households, peaking at 32.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37035010501 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37035010501 compare to Hickory overall?
Tract 37035010501 scores 2.8/10, 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.
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4.8
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
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