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Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Sisters Cove Eviction Risk: Lower , Mooresville

Tract 37097061203 · Iredell County, NC · pop 5,756 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 37097061203 covers the Sisters Cove neighborhood of Mooresville, home to 5,756 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #36,771 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,475 a month while the average household earns $94,521 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 14% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,451
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$94,521

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sisters Cove
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 16 tracts In Mooresville
Low
Within county
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 46 tracts In Iredell County
Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#2,443 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mooresville and the region

Centroid at 35.6314, -80.8812 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sisters Cove scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mooresville
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,475 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mooresville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mooresville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mooresville
4.5

How Sisters Cove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sisters Cove risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 061203Mooresville: 2.42.4Mooresvilleparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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)

  • 111Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 29.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.9%Peak (2005)
  • 54Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370970612032002: 26 filings (26.73/100 renter HHs)2003: 31 filings (31.86/100 renter HHs)2005: 54 filings (29.87/100 renter HHs)
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 Sisters Cove

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Mooresville 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 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 111 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 29.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.9% of renter households in 2005.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37097061203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061203?

Census tract 37097061203 in the Sisters Cove neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 37097061203?

Median gross rent is $1,475/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061203?

2.8% of residents in tract 37097061203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,756.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 49th, minority 53th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 37097061203 considered part of Sisters Cove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37097061203 fall within Sisters Cove (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061203?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 111 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.49% of renter households, peaking at 29.9% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37097061203 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37097061203 compare to Mooresville overall?

Tract 37097061203 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Mooresville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mooresville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mooresville

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

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