Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Cramerton
Tract 37071032301 · Gaston County, NC · pop 3,749 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Lakewood neighborhood of Cramerton is where census tract 37071032301 sits, home to 3,749 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,416 a month against an average household income of $75,802 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,735
Renter share57.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$75,802
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cramerton and the region
Centroid at 35.2518, -81.0603 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cramerton
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,416 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cramerton
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cramerton
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cramerton
3.8
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 334Total filings over 12 yrs
- 9.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.0%Peak (2017)
- 96Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 433% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakewood. 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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Cramerton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Gaston County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 334 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 9.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.0% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032301?
Census tract 37071032301 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 37071032301?
Median gross rent is $1,416/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032301?
7.1% of residents in tract 37071032301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,749.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 4th, minority 31th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032301 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032301 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071032301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 334 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071032301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.63% of renter households, peaking at 20.0% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071032301 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071032301 compare to Cramerton overall?
Tract 37071032301 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Cramerton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cramerton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cramerton
Top eight tracts in Cramerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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