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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Treetops Eviction Risk: Moderate , Greenville

Tract 37147000501 · Pitt County, NC · pop 5,649 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 37147000501 in the Treetops area of Greenville ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,649 residents. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $906 a month against an average household income of $59,538 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 15% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,707
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$59,538

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Treetops
Very High
Within parent city
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#14 of 28 tracts In Greenville
Moderate
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#17 of 42 tracts In Pitt County
Elevated
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#363 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenville and the region

Centroid at 35.5710, -77.3830 · click any tract to drill in

Why Treetops scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Greenville
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
23.8% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$906 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greenville
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greenville
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greenville
7.5

How Treetops compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Treetops risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 000501Greenville: 3.13.1Greenvilleparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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)

  • 4,248Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 22.31%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.7%Peak (2007)
  • 312Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371470005012005: 315 filings (14.82/100 renter HHs)2006: 313 filings (14.72/100 renter HHs)2007: 376 filings (17.69/100 renter HHs)2008: 359 filings (16.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 279 filings (13.13/100 renter HHs)2010: 312 filings (29.66/100 renter HHs)2011: 315 filings (27.30/100 renter HHs)2012: 273 filings (23.66/100 renter HHs)2013: 300 filings (26.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 281 filings (24.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 259 filings (22.44/100 renter HHs)2016: 263 filings (24.81/100 renter HHs)2017: 291 filings (27.45/100 renter HHs)2018: 312 filings (29.43/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Treetops. 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 Treetops

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Greenville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pitt County average of 6.2 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 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37147000501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37147000501?

Census tract 37147000501 in the Treetops neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 37147000501?

Median gross rent is $906/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37147000501?

23.8% of residents in tract 37147000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,649.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37147000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 38th, minority 56th, housing 48th.
Q5

Is tract 37147000501 considered part of Treetops?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37147000501 fall within Treetops (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37147000501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,248 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37147000501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.31% of renter households, peaking at 17.7% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37147000501 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37147000501 compare to Greenville overall?

Tract 37147000501 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Greenville at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greenville

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

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