Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Raleigh

Tract 37183052304 · Wake County, NC · pop 2,944 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up the Oak Grove neighborhood of Raleigh, census tract 37183052304 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,496 a month against an average household income of $81,827 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 28% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,114

Renter share48.0%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate30.3%

Median income$81,827

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Raleigh and the region

Centroid at 35.7524, -78.6776 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Grove scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Raleigh

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

30.3% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,496 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Raleigh

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Raleigh

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Raleigh

4.0

How Oak Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

31%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
94%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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
13.3%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Grove

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.6/10. 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 Raleigh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wake County average of 5.3 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 59th 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 37183052304

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183052304?

Census tract 37183052304 in the Oak Grove neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37183052304?

Median gross rent is $1,496/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183052304?

30.3% of residents in tract 37183052304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,944.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183052304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 38th, minority 58th, housing 94th.

Is tract 37183052304 considered part of Oak Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183052304 fall within Oak Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37183052304 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37183052304 compare to Raleigh overall?

Tract 37183052304 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Raleigh at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Raleigh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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