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Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Carmel Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119003008 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 6,248 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the Carmel neighborhood of Charlotte for landlords? Census tract 37119003008 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 56% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,279 a month while the average household earns $87,472 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 16% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,540
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$87,472

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Carmel
Low
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#155 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Low
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#159 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Moderate
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#1,693 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.0972, -80.8364 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carmel scores 3.2

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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,279 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Carmel compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Carmel risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 003008Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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)

  • 380Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 9.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.8%Peak (2005)
  • 66Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190030082005: 132 filings (16.79/100 renter HHs)2014: 82 filings (7.54/100 renter HHs)2015: 100 filings (9.20/100 renter HHs)2016: 66 filings (6.20/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Carmel. 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 Carmel

The score leans hardest on 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 380 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 9.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.8% 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 37119003008

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119003008?

Census tract 37119003008 in the Carmel neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 37119003008?

Median gross rent is $1,279/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119003008?

6.7% of residents in tract 37119003008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,248.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119003008?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 33th, minority 33th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 37119003008 considered part of Carmel?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119003008 fall within Carmel (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119003008?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 380 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119003008 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.93% of renter households, peaking at 16.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119003008 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119003008 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119003008 scores 3.2/10, right in line with 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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