Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Fayetteville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37051003205 ·
Cumberland County, NC · pop 4,360
Eviction risk in Fayetteville eviction risk centers on tract 37051003205, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,360 residents. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,337 a month against an average household income of $73,333 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%Stable renters 14%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,808
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$73,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
19th percentile
#47 of 58 tracts In Fayetteville
Very Low
Within county
26th percentile
#60 of 81 tracts In Cumberland County
Low
Within state
58th percentile
#1,118 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
51th percentile
#41,065 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fayetteville and the region
Centroid at 35.0274, -79.0142 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fayetteville scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fayetteville
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,337 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fayetteville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fayetteville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fayetteville
3.0
How Fayetteville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
69%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
49%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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
15.0%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
17.9%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fayetteville
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 Fayetteville 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 Cumberland 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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,488 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 17.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.6% of renter households in 2018.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 74th 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 37051003205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37051003205?
Census tract 37051003205 in Fayetteville scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 37051003205?
Median gross rent is $1,337/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37051003205?
12.1% of residents in tract 37051003205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,360.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37051003205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 85th, minority 79th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37051003205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,488 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37051003205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.75% of renter households, peaking at 19.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37051003205 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.0% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37051003205 compare to Fayetteville overall?
Tract 37051003205 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Fayetteville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fayetteville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fayetteville
Top eight tracts in Fayetteville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.