Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Sweetwater Eviction Risk: Lower , Apex
Tract 37183053427 · Wake County, NC · pop 5,426 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 37183053427 sits in the Sweetwater area of Apex eviction risk, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #40,017 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,835 monthly, set against $137,396 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,093
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate0.7%
Median income$137,396
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Apex and the region
Centroid at 35.7368, -78.9239 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sweetwater scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Apex
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
0.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,835 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Apex
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Apex
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Apex
3.3
How Sweetwater compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 3.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 17.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sweetwater
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Apex 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37183053427
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053427?
Census tract 37183053427 in the Sweetwater 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 37183053427?
Median gross rent is $1,835/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053427?
0.7% of residents in tract 37183053427 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,426.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053427?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 16th, minority 48th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 37183053427 considered part of Sweetwater?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053427 fall within Sweetwater (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37183053427 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37183053427 compare to Apex overall?
Tract 37183053427 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Apex at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Apex eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Apex
Top eight tracts in Apex ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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2.4
/ 10 · Low
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1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
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37183053426
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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Symphony Run
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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Magnolia Walk
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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Ramblewood
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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Whitehall Village
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
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Haddon Hall
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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