Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Cramerton
Tract 37071032403 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,845 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up Lakewood in Cramerton, census tract 37071032403 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,046 monthly, set against $85,966 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,131
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$85,966
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cramerton and the region
Centroid at 35.2271, -81.0536 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 3.5
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
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,046 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cramerton
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cramerton
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cramerton
5.5
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The score leans hardest on 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 Cramerton, 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 17th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032403?
Census tract 37071032403 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 37071032403?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032403?
21.3% of residents in tract 37071032403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,845.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 55th, minority 7th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032403 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032403 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071032403 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071032403 compare to Cramerton overall?
Tract 37071032403 scores 3.5/10, 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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