Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte

Tract 37119001925 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 4,742 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Lake Forest area of Charlotte is where census tract 37119001925 sits, home to 4,742 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #36,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,328 a month while the average household earns $49,792 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 34% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units1,823

Renter share77.1%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$49,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.2157, -80.7271 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Forest scores 4

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

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,328 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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 Lake Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

99%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
62%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lake Forest. 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.

30.9%Housing insecurity
21.8%Utility-shutoff threat
40.3%Food insecurity
36.6%SNAP enrollment
20.2%Transit barriers
22.7%No health insurance
22.3%Frequent mental distress
40.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Forest

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 4.5/10. 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 Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 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 Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119001925

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119001925?

Census tract 37119001925 in the Lake Forest neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37119001925?

Median gross rent is $1,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119001925?

8.1% of residents in tract 37119001925 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,742.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119001925?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 77th, minority 92th, housing 62th.

Is tract 37119001925 considered part of Lake Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119001925 fall within Lake Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119001925 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.9% 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. 21.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119001925 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119001925 scores 4/10, 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.