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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

High Point Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37081016407 · Guilford County, NC · pop 4,893 · 58% of tract blocks fall in High Point

How risky is High Point for landlords? Census tract 37081016407 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,385 a month while the average household earns $98,878 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,836
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$98,878

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#20 of 33 tracts In High Point
Moderate
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#86 of 126 tracts In Guilford County
Low
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#1,557 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across High Point and the region

Centroid at 36.0308, -79.9458 · click any tract to drill in

Why High Point scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from High Point
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,385 rent vs county FMR
7.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from High Point
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from High Point
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from High Point
3.0

How High Point compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
High Point risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 016407High Point: 2.92.9High Pointparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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)

  • 41Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.8%Peak (2014)
  • 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370810164072005: 7 filings (2.18/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (0.96/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (1.77/100 renter HHs)2015: 8 filings (1.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 9 filings (1.66/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 29% 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 High Point

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 High Point eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Guilford County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 41 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37081016407

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37081016407?

Census tract 37081016407 in High Point scores 3.4/10 (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 37081016407?

Median gross rent is $1,385/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37081016407?

13.1% of residents in tract 37081016407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,893.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37081016407?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 34th, minority 61th, housing 44th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37081016407?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 41 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 37081016407 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.57% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37081016407 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37081016407 compare to High Point overall?

Tract 37081016407 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of High Point at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from High Point eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in High Point

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

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