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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Sheffield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte

Tract 37119001702 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 6,671 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is Sheffield in Charlotte for landlords? Census tract 37119001702 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,265 monthly, set against $70,212 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 33% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units2,326
Renter share64.8%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate24.7%
Median income$70,212

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Sheffield
Very High
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#521 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.2081, -80.7733 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sheffield scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charlotte
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
24.7% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,265 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlotte
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlotte
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlotte
3.5

How Sheffield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sheffield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 001702Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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)

  • 1,506Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 26.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 41.5%Peak (2005)
  • 275Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190017022005: 604 filings (41.46/100 renter HHs)2014: 321 filings (22.51/100 renter HHs)2015: 306 filings (21.46/100 renter HHs)2016: 275 filings (18.80/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 54% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sheffield. 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 Sheffield

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 85th 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 1,506 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 26.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 41.5% of renter households in 2005.

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 37119001702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119001702?

Census tract 37119001702 in the Sheffield neighborhood 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 37119001702?

Median gross rent is $1,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119001702?

24.7% of residents in tract 37119001702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,671.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119001702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 63th, minority 81th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 37119001702 considered part of Sheffield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119001702 fall within Sheffield (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119001702?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,506 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119001702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.06% of renter households, peaking at 41.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119001702 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.6% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119001702 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119001702 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Charlotte at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

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

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