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Highland Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119005516 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 1,950 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.3/10 for census tract 37119005516 reflects conditions in the Highland Creek neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

0% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,069 a month while the average household earns $117,250 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 5% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units667
Renter share5.2%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$117,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Highland Creek
Very Low
Within parent city
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#206 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Very Low
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#220 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#2,146 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.3844, -80.7667 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Creek scores 2.5

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
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,069 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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 Highland Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 005516Charlotte: 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.

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)

  • 18Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2005)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190055162005: 8 filings (3.58/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (4.29/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (4.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (2.96/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highland Creek. 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 Highland Creek

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 7th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 18 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% 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 37119005516

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005516?

Census tract 37119005516 in the Highland Creek neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 37119005516?

Median gross rent is $2,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005516?

2.7% of residents in tract 37119005516 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,950.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005516?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 20th, minority 68th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 37119005516 considered part of Highland Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005516 fall within Highland Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005516?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119005516 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.78% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119005516 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119005516 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005516 scores 2.5/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

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

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