Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Dunn Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37085070100 · Harnett County, NC · pop 4,162 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Dunn
Dunn in Harnett County anchors census tract 37085070100, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $819 a month against an average household income of $47,936 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,581
Renter share46.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate18.3%
Median income$47,936
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunn and the region
Centroid at 35.2786, -78.6181 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dunn scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunn
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.3% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$819 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunn
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunn
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunn
6.1
How Dunn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 1,492Total filings over 17 yrs
- 11.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.1%Peak (2002)
- 72Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% over the past 17 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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.3%Food insecurity
- 18.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dunn
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Dunn, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harnett County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 79th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,492 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 11.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.1% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37085070100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37085070100?
Census tract 37085070100 in Dunn scores 4.9/10 (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 37085070100?
Median gross rent is $819/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37085070100?
18.3% of residents in tract 37085070100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,162.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37085070100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 89th, minority 58th, housing 72th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37085070100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,492 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37085070100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.56% of renter households, peaking at 22.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37085070100 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37085070100 compare to Dunn overall?
Tract 37085070100 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Dunn at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dunn
Top eight tracts in Dunn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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