South Gastonia Eviction Risk: Moderate

33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income of $34,375, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.1/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10. The poverty rate is 29%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

It sits 1.5 points above the Gaston County average of 4.0. Housing insecurity runs 24.7% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Court records carry 2,041 eviction filings across 12 observed years. The worst year on record was 2015, when 36.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 27.0% of renter households face a filing.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.