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Oakwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Greensboro

Tract 37081012608 · Guilford County, NC · pop 2,718 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 37081012608 in the Oakwood area of Greensboro ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,718 residents. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $876 monthly, set against $31,964 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 91% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 42% Owners 9%
Tract context
Occupied units1,187
Renter share90.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate44.0%
Median income$31,964

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Oakwood
Very High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 82 tracts In Greensboro
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 126 tracts In Guilford County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Greensboro and the region

Centroid at 36.0429, -79.8536 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakwood scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Greensboro
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
44.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$876 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greensboro
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greensboro
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greensboro
3.5

How Oakwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 012608Greensboro: 3.23.2Greensboroparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 1,258Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 27.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 30.3%Peak (2013)
  • 255Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370810126082005: 221 filings (25.26/100 renter HHs)2013: 275 filings (30.29/100 renter HHs)2014: 240 filings (26.43/100 renter HHs)2015: 267 filings (29.41/100 renter HHs)2016: 255 filings (27.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 15% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Oakwood. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakwood

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Greensboro eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Guilford 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 1,258 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 27.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 30.3% of renter households in 2013.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.1% 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 37081012608

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37081012608?

Census tract 37081012608 in the Oakwood neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 37081012608?

Median gross rent is $876/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37081012608?

44.0% of residents in tract 37081012608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,718.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37081012608?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 86th, minority 88th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 37081012608 considered part of Oakwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37081012608 fall within Oakwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37081012608?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,258 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 37081012608 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.86% of renter households, peaking at 30.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37081012608 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.6% 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. 23.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37081012608 compare to Greensboro overall?

Tract 37081012608 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Greensboro at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greensboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greensboro

Top eight tracts in Greensboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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