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Hicks Crossroads Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntersville

Tract 37119006210 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 4,569 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In Hicks Crossroads in Huntersville, census tract 37119006210 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,815 a month against an average household income of $126,938 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,733
Renter share27.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$126,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Hicks Crossroads
Very Low
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 15 tracts In Huntersville
Low
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#296 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#2,570 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntersville and the region

Centroid at 35.4215, -80.8939 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hicks Crossroads scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Huntersville
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,815 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Huntersville
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Huntersville
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Huntersville
3.5

How Hicks Crossroads compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hicks Crossroads risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 006210Huntersville: 2.52.5Huntersvilleparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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)

  • 37Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 2.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2015)
  • 11Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190062102005: 5 filings (2.13/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (1.91/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (3.11/100 renter HHs)2016: 11 filings (3.08/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 120% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hicks Crossroads. 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 Hicks Crossroads

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Huntersville 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 above 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 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 37 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2015.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119006210

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119006210?

Census tract 37119006210 in the Hicks Crossroads neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 37119006210?

Median gross rent is $1,815/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119006210?

3.2% of residents in tract 37119006210 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,569.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119006210?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 42th, minority 44th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 37119006210 considered part of Hicks Crossroads?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119006210 fall within Hicks Crossroads (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119006210?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119006210 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.56% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119006210 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119006210 compare to Huntersville overall?

Tract 37119006210 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Huntersville at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntersville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntersville

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

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