Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Gastonia Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071032703 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,277 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Downtown Gastonia Historic District neighborhood of Gastonia is where census tract 37071032703 sits, home to 2,277 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #17,038 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,185 monthly, set against $53,333 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units998
Renter share52.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$53,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2572, -81.1637 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Gastonia Historic District 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
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,185 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Downtown Gastonia Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 494Total filings over 12 yrs
- 10.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.3%Peak (2015)
- 42Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown Gastonia Historic District. 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.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.8%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Gastonia Historic District
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 494 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 10.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.3% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 37071032703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032703?
Census tract 37071032703 in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District 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 37071032703?
Median gross rent is $1,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032703?
18.7% of residents in tract 37071032703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,277.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 79th, minority 51th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032703 considered part of Downtown Gastonia Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032703 fall within Downtown Gastonia Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071032703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 494 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071032703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.40% of renter households, peaking at 17.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071032703 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071032703 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071032703 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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/ 10 · Moderate
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