FUSE Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gastonia

56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Gaston County average of 40.3%. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.

On the high side, economic stress reads 9.2/10. The poverty rate is 37%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.

Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $37,838, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Disability prevalence runs 45.9% against 31.5% nationally.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 23.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. It sits 1.5 points above the Gaston County average of 4.0. Average gross rent is $1,075, 11% below the Gastonia average.

Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.