Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
FUSE Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gastonia
Tract 37071031901 · Gaston County, NC · pop 538 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 37071031901, home to 538 residents in FUSE in Gastonia, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $988 a month while the average household earns $39,135 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units200
Renter share66.0%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$39,135
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2624, -81.1867 · click any tract to drill in
Why FUSE scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gastonia
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$988 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gastonia
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gastonia
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gastonia
6.8
How FUSE compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within FUSE. 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.
- 27.2%Housing insecurity
- 21.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 37.4%Food insecurity
- 39.2%SNAP enrollment
- 19.8%Transit barriers
- 17.4%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 43.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in FUSE
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Gastonia eviction risk, 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 White and Black and ranks around the 78th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 27.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 37071031901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071031901?
Census tract 37071031901 in the FUSE neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 37071031901?
Median gross rent is $988/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071031901?
20.6% of residents in tract 37071031901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 538.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071031901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 17th, minority 67th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 37071031901 considered part of FUSE?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071031901 fall within FUSE (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071031901 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.2% 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. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071031901 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071031901 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Gastonia at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gastonia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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