Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Wessex Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary
Tract 37183053512 · Wake County, NC · pop 7,106 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.5/10 for census tract 37183053512 reflects conditions in Wessex in Cary, North Carolina. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,478 monthly, set against $99,741 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units3,604
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$99,741
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cary and the region
Centroid at 35.8258, -78.7805 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wessex scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,478 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Wessex compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
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)
- 175Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2015)
- 80Filings 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.
- 5.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.5%Food insecurity
- 3.2%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 17.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wessex
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.4/10. 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 below the Wake County average of 5.3 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 175 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37183053512
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053512?
Census tract 37183053512 in the Wessex neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 37183053512?
Median gross rent is $1,478/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053512?
1.5% of residents in tract 37183053512 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,106.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053512?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 18th, minority 45th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 37183053512 considered part of Wessex?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053512 fall within Wessex (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183053512?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 175 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37183053512 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.41% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37183053512 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.5% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37183053512 compare to Cary overall?
Tract 37183053512 scores 1.7/10, 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.
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