Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Panola Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tarboro
Tract 37065021000 · Edgecombe County, NC · pop 3,008 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Panola Heights area of Tarboro anchors census tract 37065021000, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #5,070 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $891 a month while the average household earns $41,771 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,358
Renter share47.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate26.2%
Median income$41,771
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tarboro and the region
Centroid at 35.9072, -77.5221 · click any tract to drill in
Why Panola Heights scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tarboro
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
26.2% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tarboro
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tarboro
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tarboro
8.0
How Panola Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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)
- 1,077Total filings over 7 yrs
- 24.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 31.2%Peak (2016)
- 174Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 135% over the past 7 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.
- 16.5%Housing insecurity
- 12.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.8%Food insecurity
- 20.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.4%Transit barriers
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Panola Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Tarboro, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Edgecombe County average of 6.2 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 predominantly Black and ranks around the 81st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,077 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 24.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 31.2% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 37065021000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37065021000?
Census tract 37065021000 in the Panola Heights neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 37065021000?
Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37065021000?
26.2% of residents in tract 37065021000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,008.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37065021000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 90th, minority 80th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 37065021000 considered part of Panola Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37065021000 fall within Panola Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37065021000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,077 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 37065021000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.22% of renter households, peaking at 31.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37065021000 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.5% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37065021000 compare to Tarboro overall?
Tract 37065021000 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Tarboro at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tarboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Tarboro
Top eight tracts in Tarboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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