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Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Buckingham Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary

Tract 37183053419 · Wake County, NC · pop 3,891 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Here is how census tract 37183053419, in Buckingham in Cary eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,891. On the national scale it ranks #43,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 84% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,738 a month while the average household earns $148,021 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 2% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,099
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate0.5%
Median income$148,021

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Buckingham
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 40 tracts In Cary
Very Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#207 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#2,624 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cary and the region

Centroid at 35.7343, -78.8165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buckingham scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cary
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
0.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,738 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cary
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cary
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cary
3.0

How Buckingham compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Buckingham risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 053419Cary: 2.62.6Caryparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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)

  • 1Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.9%Peak (2016)
  • 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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 Buckingham

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Cary 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 Wake County average of 5.3 and in line with 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 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2016.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37183053419

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053419?

Census tract 37183053419 in the Buckingham neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 37183053419?

Median gross rent is $2,738/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053419?

0.5% of residents in tract 37183053419 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,891.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053419?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 29th, minority 55th, housing 1th.
Q5

Is tract 37183053419 considered part of Buckingham?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053419 fall within Buckingham (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183053419?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 37183053419 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.86% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37183053419 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37183053419 compare to Cary overall?

Tract 37183053419 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Cary at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cary eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cary

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

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