Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
South Gastonia Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37071033202 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,285 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 37071033202, home to 2,285 residents in the South Gastonia neighborhood of Gastonia, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
17% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,037 a month while the average household earns $89,271 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units854
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$89,271
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2143, -81.1846 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Gastonia scores 3.2
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
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,037 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 South Gastonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 520Total filings over 12 yrs
- 21.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.5%Peak (2006)
- 27Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 55% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Gastonia. 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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Gastonia
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 below the Gaston County average of 5.5 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 520 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 21.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.5% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071033202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071033202?
Census tract 37071033202 in the South Gastonia neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 37071033202?
Median gross rent is $1,037/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071033202?
6.0% of residents in tract 37071033202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,285.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071033202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 35th, minority 53th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 37071033202 considered part of South Gastonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071033202 fall within South Gastonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071033202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 520 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071033202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.87% of renter households, peaking at 27.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071033202 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071033202 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071033202 scores 3.2/10, 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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