Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
River Bluffs Eviction Risk: Lower , Wrightsboro
Tract 37129011504 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 4,644 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 37129011504 in the River Bluffs area of Wrightsboro ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,644 residents. It lands near the 28th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $874 a month against an average household income of $67,967 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,969
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$67,967
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wrightsboro and the region
Centroid at 34.3179, -77.9216 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Bluffs scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wrightsboro
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$874 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wrightsboro
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wrightsboro
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wrightsboro
4.4
How River Bluffs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.1%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Bluffs
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.1/10. 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 Wrightsboro, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and below 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 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 37129011504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011504?
Census tract 37129011504 in the River Bluffs neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 37129011504?
Median gross rent is $874/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011504?
7.9% of residents in tract 37129011504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,644.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 69th, minority 37th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 37129011504 considered part of River Bluffs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37129011504 fall within River Bluffs (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37129011504 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37129011504 compare to Wrightsboro overall?
Tract 37129011504 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Wrightsboro at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wrightsboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wrightsboro
Top eight tracts in Wrightsboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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