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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Greensboro Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37081016011 · Guilford County, NC · pop 4,707 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Greensboro

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 37081016011 in Greensboro ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,707 residents. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,147 a month while the average household earns $41,825 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 37% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units2,891
Renter share76.6%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$41,825

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#33 of 82 tracts In Greensboro
Elevated
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 126 tracts In Guilford County
Elevated
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#455 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Greensboro and the region

Centroid at 36.0814, -79.9261 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greensboro scores 5

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
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,147 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Greensboro compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Greensboro risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 016011Greensboro: 3.23.2Greensboroparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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)

  • 1,909Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 22.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.9%Peak (2014)
  • 342Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370810160112005: 346 filings (40.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 364 filings (17.74/100 renter HHs)2014: 429 filings (20.91/100 renter HHs)2015: 428 filings (20.86/100 renter HHs)2016: 342 filings (14.84/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Greensboro

What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 1,909 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 22.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.9% of renter households in 2014.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% 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 37081016011

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37081016011?

Census tract 37081016011 in Greensboro scores 5/10 (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 37081016011?

Median gross rent is $1,147/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37081016011?

17.0% of residents in tract 37081016011 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,707.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37081016011?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 3th, minority 72th, housing 83th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37081016011?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,909 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 37081016011 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.88% of renter households, peaking at 20.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37081016011 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37081016011 compare to Greensboro overall?

Tract 37081016011 scores 5/10, 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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