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Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally

Saratoga Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary

Tract 37183053422 · Wake County, NC · pop 2,288 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 37183053422 runs through Saratoga Park in Cary. With 2,288 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #49,131 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,217 monthly, set against $158,558 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units751
Renter share5.7%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$158,558

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Saratoga Park
Moderate
Within parent city
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 40 tracts In Cary
Low
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#198 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#2,593 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cary and the region

Centroid at 35.7777, -78.8308 · click any tract to drill in

Why Saratoga Park scores 1.2

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
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,217 rent vs county FMR
7.6
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 Saratoga Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Saratoga Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 053422Cary: 2.62.6Caryparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 2Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2015)
  • 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 Saratoga Park

The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% 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 37183053422

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053422?

Census tract 37183053422 in the Saratoga Park neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 37183053422?

Median gross rent is $2,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053422?

1.2% of residents in tract 37183053422 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,288.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053422?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 37th, minority 36th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 37183053422 considered part of Saratoga Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053422 fall within Saratoga Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183053422?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37183053422 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.56% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37183053422 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.8% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37183053422 compare to Cary overall?

Tract 37183053422 scores 1.2/10, 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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