Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Wesley Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119004102 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 2,883 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is Wesley Heights in Charlotte for landlords? Census tract 37119004102 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.

About 51% 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 rent runs $1,972 a month against an average household income of $111,483 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 20% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units1,415

Renter share41.1%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$111,483

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.2352, -80.8659 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wesley Heights scores 2.6

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

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,972 rent vs county FMR

5.8

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 Wesley Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

63%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
14%Grade B
33%Grade C
3%Grade D · redlined

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.

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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wesley Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 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 White and Black and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Part of this tract, about 3% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119004102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119004102?

Census tract 37119004102 in the Wesley Heights neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37119004102?

Median gross rent is $1,972/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119004102?

4.1% of residents in tract 37119004102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,883.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119004102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 3th, minority 69th, housing 36th.

Is tract 37119004102 considered part of Wesley Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119004102 fall within Wesley Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119004102 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119004102 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119004102 scores 2.6/10, 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.

Was tract 37119004102 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 3% 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.

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