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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Brookridge Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elizabeth City

Tract 37139960300 · Pasquotank County, NC · pop 2,801 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is the Brookridge Terrace neighborhood of Elizabeth City for landlords? Census tract 37139960300 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $780 a month against an average household income of $27,447 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 29% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,139
Renter share83.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate33.5%
Median income$27,447

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Brookridge Terrace
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 8 tracts In Elizabeth City
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 10 tracts In Pasquotank County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elizabeth City and the region

Centroid at 36.2895, -76.2315 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brookridge Terrace scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elizabeth City
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
33.5% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$780 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.6

How Brookridge Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brookridge Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 960300Elizabeth City: 2.62.6Elizabeth Cityparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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)

  • 1,392Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 16.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 28.8%Peak (2002)
  • 96Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371399603002001: 150 filings (16.80/100 renter HHs)2002: 257 filings (28.78/100 renter HHs)2003: 159 filings (17.81/100 renter HHs)2013: 197 filings (20.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 161 filings (16.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 148 filings (15.03/100 renter HHs)2016: 132 filings (13.24/100 renter HHs)2017: 92 filings (9.23/100 renter HHs)2018: 96 filings (9.63/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Brookridge Terrace. 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 Brookridge Terrace

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pasquotank County average of 5.2 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,392 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 16.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.8% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37139960300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37139960300?

Census tract 37139960300 in the Brookridge Terrace neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37139960300?

Median gross rent is $780/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37139960300?

33.5% of residents in tract 37139960300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,801.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37139960300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 99th, minority 92th, housing 71th.
Q5

Is tract 37139960300 considered part of Brookridge Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37139960300 fall within Brookridge Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37139960300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,392 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 37139960300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.32% of renter households, peaking at 28.8% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37139960300 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.4% 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. 27.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37139960300 compare to Elizabeth City overall?

Tract 37139960300 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Elizabeth City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elizabeth City

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

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