Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Belmont Eviction Risk: Moderate , Roanoke Rapids
Tract 37083930501 · Halifax County, NC · pop 4,012 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
In the Belmont neighborhood of Roanoke Rapids, census tract 37083930501 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $888 a month against an average household income of $39,703 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,610
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$39,703
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roanoke Rapids and the region
Centroid at 36.4476, -77.6822 · click any tract to drill in
Why Belmont scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$888 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
7.1
How Belmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 1,078Total filings over 14 yrs
- 12.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.8%Peak (2007)
- 68Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 21% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Belmont. 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.
- 24.1%Housing insecurity
- 18.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.7%Food insecurity
- 34.1%SNAP enrollment
- 17.0%Transit barriers
- 15.1%No health insurance
- 20.9%Frequent mental distress
- 43.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Belmont
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Roanoke Rapids, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Halifax County average of 6.3 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 1,078 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 12.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.8% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 37083930501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083930501?
Census tract 37083930501 in the Belmont neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 37083930501?
Median gross rent is $888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37083930501?
24.8% of residents in tract 37083930501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,012.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37083930501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 74th, minority 73th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 37083930501 considered part of Belmont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37083930501 fall within Belmont (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37083930501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,078 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37083930501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.72% of renter households, peaking at 23.8% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37083930501 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.1% 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. 18.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37083930501 compare to Roanoke Rapids overall?
Tract 37083930501 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Roanoke Rapids at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roanoke Rapids; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Roanoke Rapids
Top eight tracts in Roanoke Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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