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

Sweetbriar Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119005530 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 3,603 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 37119005530 covers the Sweetbriar neighborhood of Charlotte, home to 3,603 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,680 a month against an average household income of $85,747 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 33% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,449

Renter share46.8%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate6.7%

Median income$85,747

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.3594, -80.7778 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sweetbriar 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

$1,680 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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 Sweetbriar compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

31%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
54%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sweetbriar. 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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
21.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sweetbriar

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 below 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Asian and ranks around the 43rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005530

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005530?

Census tract 37119005530 in the Sweetbriar 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.

What is the average rent in tract 37119005530?

Median gross rent is $1,680/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005530?

6.7% of residents in tract 37119005530 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,603.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005530?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 33th, minority 81th, housing 54th.

Is tract 37119005530 considered part of Sweetbriar?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005530 fall within Sweetbriar (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119005530 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119005530 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005530 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.