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Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Briarcliff Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119002702 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 5,849 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Here is how census tract 37119002702, in the Briarcliff area of Charlotte eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,849. On the national scale it ranks #52,063 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,787 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 8% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,921
Renter share12.0%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Briarcliff
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#254 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#269 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Very Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#2,402 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.1823, -80.8380 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briarcliff scores 2

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
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,787 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Briarcliff compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Briarcliff risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 002702Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 58Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.7%Peak (2005)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190027022005: 17 filings (4.74/100 renter HHs)2014: 15 filings (3.31/100 renter HHs)2015: 12 filings (2.65/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (3.06/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Briarcliff. 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 Briarcliff

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.8/10. 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 below 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 safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 58 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% 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 37119002702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119002702?

Census tract 37119002702 in the Briarcliff neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 37119002702?

Median gross rent is $1,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119002702?

1.3% of residents in tract 37119002702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,849.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119002702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 9th, minority 17th, housing 50th.
Q5

Is tract 37119002702 considered part of Briarcliff?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119002702 fall within Briarcliff (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119002702?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 58 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119002702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.44% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119002702 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.4% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119002702 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119002702 scores 2/10, lower 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.
Q9

Was tract 37119002702 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

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

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