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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Washington Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Statesville

Tract 37097060200 · Iredell County, NC · pop 2,103 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Tract 37097060200 covers the Washington Heights neighborhood of Statesville in North Carolina. Home to 2,103 residents, it scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $815 a month while the average household earns $43,750 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 24% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units891
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate27.8%
Median income$43,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Washington Heights
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 17 tracts In Statesville
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 46 tracts In Iredell County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Statesville and the region

Centroid at 35.7629, -80.8732 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington Heights scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Statesville
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
27.8% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$815 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Statesville
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Statesville
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Statesville
6.9

How Washington Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Washington Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 060200Statesville: 2.82.8Statesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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)

  • 314Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 25.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 33.1%Peak (2002)
  • 81Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370970602002002: 133 filings (33.08/100 renter HHs)2003: 100 filings (24.88/100 renter HHs)2005: 81 filings (19.24/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Washington Heights. 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 Washington Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Statesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Iredell County average of 5.1 and above 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 27.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th 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 37097060200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097060200?

Census tract 37097060200 in the Washington Heights neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 37097060200?

Median gross rent is $815/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37097060200?

27.8% of residents in tract 37097060200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,103.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37097060200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 83th, minority 88th, housing 32th.
Q5

Is tract 37097060200 considered part of Washington Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37097060200 fall within Washington Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097060200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 314 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097060200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.73% of renter households, peaking at 33.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37097060200 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.7% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37097060200 compare to Statesville overall?

Tract 37097060200 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Statesville at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Statesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Statesville

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

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