Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119005529 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 1,497 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 37119005529, home to 1,497 residents in the Highland Creek neighborhood of Charlotte, scores 5.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #33,599 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,626 a month against an average household income of $68,587 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 25% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units830

Renter share60.5%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$68,587

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.3696, -80.7645 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Creek scores 3.6

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

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,626 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

28%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation

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.

17.5%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
20.1%Food insecurity
16.2%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Creek

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 23rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005529

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005529?

Census tract 37119005529 in the Highland Creek neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 37119005529?

Median gross rent is $1,626/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005529?

8.5% of residents in tract 37119005529 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,497.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005529?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 44th, minority 72th, housing 9th.

Is tract 37119005529 considered part of Highland Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005529 fall within Highland Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119005529 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119005529 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005529 scores 3.6/10, 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.