Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Preston Pines Eviction Risk: Lower , Cary
Tract 37183053616 · Wake County, NC · pop 5,002 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 37183053616 reflects conditions in the Preston Pines neighborhood of Cary, North Carolina. That is riskier than about 25% of US census tracts.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,690 a month against an average household income of $144,219 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,161
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$144,219
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cary and the region
Centroid at 35.8045, -78.8396 · click any tract to drill in
Why Preston Pines scores 1.5
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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,690 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Preston Pines 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.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.9%Food insecurity
- 3.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 19.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Preston Pines
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.6/10. 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 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.
The tract is White and Asian 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% 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 37183053616
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183053616?
Census tract 37183053616 in the Preston Pines neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 37183053616?
Median gross rent is $1,690/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37183053616?
8.2% of residents in tract 37183053616 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,002.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37183053616?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 7th, minority 60th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 37183053616 considered part of Preston Pines?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183053616 fall within Preston Pines (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37183053616 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37183053616 compare to Cary overall?
Tract 37183053616 scores 1.5/10, 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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Highest-risk tracts in Cary
Top eight tracts in Cary ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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3
/ 10 · Low
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3
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.4
/ 10 · Low
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2.3
/ 10 · Low
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