Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte

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

Census tract 37119005529 covers part of the Highland Creek area of Charlotte, NC, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

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 4.3

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

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10. Against Mecklenburg County at 45.3%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 2.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Mecklenburg County average of 4.0 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,626, close to the Charlotte average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $68,587.

60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005529

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

Census tract 37119005529 in the Highland Creek neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Charlotte at 4/10. 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

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