Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Forest Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Winston-Salem
Tract 37067003903 · Forsyth County, NC · pop 4,342 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 37067003903 in the Forest Oaks area of Winston-Salem, NC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,342. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,181
Renter share63.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$44,008
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Winston-Salem and the region
Centroid at 36.0831, -80.3190 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forest Oaks scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Winston-Salem
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,050 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Winston-Salem
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Winston-Salem
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Winston-Salem
3.5
How Forest Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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)
- 2,022Total filings over 4 yrs
- 32.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 42.7%Peak (2010)
- 535Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 20% over the past 4 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.
- 21.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.9%Food insecurity
- 25.7%SNAP enrollment
- 14.7%Transit barriers
- 15.8%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Forest Oaks
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.3/10.
SNAP participation runs 25.7% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against Forsyth County at 41.1%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened.
It sits 0.9 points above the Forsyth County average of 3.9. Court records carry 2,022 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2010, when 42.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 32.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37067003903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37067003903?
Census tract 37067003903 in the Forest Oaks neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 37067003903?
Median gross rent is $1,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37067003903?
18.9% of residents in tract 37067003903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,342.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37067003903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 76th, minority 61th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 37067003903 considered part of Forest Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37067003903 fall within Forest Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37067003903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,022 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37067003903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.61% of renter households, peaking at 42.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37067003903 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.0% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37067003903 compare to Winston-Salem overall?
Tract 37067003903 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Winston-Salem at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Winston-Salem eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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