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Berkshire Downs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Raleigh

Tract 37183054022 · Wake County, NC · pop 4,815 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is the Berkshire Downs area of Raleigh for landlords? Census tract 37183054022 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,587 monthly, set against $53,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 27% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,889
Renter share49.2%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$53,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Berkshire Downs
Moderate
Within parent city
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#21 of 111 tracts In Raleigh
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#21 of 230 tracts In Wake County
Very High
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#827 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Raleigh and the region

Centroid at 35.8775, -78.5575 · click any tract to drill in

Why Berkshire Downs scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Raleigh
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,587 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Raleigh
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Raleigh
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Raleigh
4.0

How Berkshire Downs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Berkshire Downs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 054022Raleigh: 3.33.3Raleighparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Berkshire Downs

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 Raleigh eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wake County average of 5.3 and above 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 18.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37183054022

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183054022?

Census tract 37183054022 in the Berkshire Downs neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 37183054022?

Median gross rent is $1,587/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37183054022?

17.5% of residents in tract 37183054022 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,815.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37183054022?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 84th, minority 83th, housing 83th.
Q5

Is tract 37183054022 considered part of Berkshire Downs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183054022 fall within Berkshire Downs (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 37183054022 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37183054022 compare to Raleigh overall?

Tract 37183054022 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Raleigh at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Raleigh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Raleigh

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

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