Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Cherry Branch Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37049961303 · Craven County, NC · pop 4,543 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Cherry Branch
Census tract 37049961303 runs through Cherry Branch in Craven County. With 4,543 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #57,748 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,615 a month against an average household income of $71,299 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,629
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$71,299
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cherry Branch and the region
Centroid at 34.9106, -76.7706 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cherry Branch scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cherry Branch
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,615 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cherry Branch
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cherry Branch
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cherry Branch
1.9
How Cherry Branch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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)
- 19Total filings over 2 yrs
- 2.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2016)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 13.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.2%Food insecurity
- 14.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cherry Branch
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cherry Branch, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Craven County average of 5.4 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 19 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 65th 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 37049961303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049961303?
Census tract 37049961303 in Cherry Branch scores 3.5/10 (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 37049961303?
Median gross rent is $1,615/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37049961303?
17.4% of residents in tract 37049961303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,543.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37049961303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 80th, minority 64th, housing 29th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37049961303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37049961303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.34% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37049961303 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37049961303 compare to Cherry Branch overall?
Tract 37049961303 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Cherry Branch at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cherry Branch; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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