Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Linford Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Belmont
Tract 37071031202 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,363 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 37071031202 in the Linford Park neighborhood of Belmont ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,363 residents. On the national scale it ranks #21,775 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,153 a month while the average household earns $41,492 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units883
Renter share43.6%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$41,492
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Belmont and the region
Centroid at 35.2697, -81.0428 · click any tract to drill in
Why Linford Park scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Belmont
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,153 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Belmont
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Belmont
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Belmont
5.5
How Linford Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 412Total filings over 12 yrs
- 8.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.8%Peak (2015)
- 39Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 15% over the past 12 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.
- 15.0%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.3%Food insecurity
- 17.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Linford Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Belmont, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Gaston County average of 5.5 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 White and ranks around the 80th 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 412 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 8.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.8% of renter households in 2015.
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 37071031202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071031202?
Census tract 37071031202 in the Linford Park neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 37071031202?
Median gross rent is $1,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071031202?
19.7% of residents in tract 37071031202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071031202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 22th, minority 40th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 37071031202 considered part of Linford Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071031202 fall within Linford Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071031202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 412 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071031202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.60% of renter households, peaking at 11.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071031202 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071031202 compare to Belmont overall?
Tract 37071031202 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Belmont at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Belmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Belmont
Top eight tracts in Belmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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