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Neighborhood · Flagstaff, AZ

Hospital Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,009 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10 · range 3.3–3.3

Hospital Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Flagstaff, AZ and houses 4,009 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. 64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Flagstaff rate of 34.6%.

The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 15 evictions logged in this tract.

Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 1.9% of renter households.

SNAP participation is 7.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. That places it #14 of 17 neighborhoods in Flagstaff.

Judgments average 1.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Swiss Manor and Ponderosa Trails.

Average gross rent runs $1,739, close to the Flagstaff average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $80,536.

52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 3.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hospital Hill vs Flagstaff How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
64.0% +85%
Flagstaff: 34.6%
Average gross rent
$1,739 +6%
Flagstaff: $1,645
Average HH income
$80,536 +18%
Flagstaff: $68,041
Poverty rate
8.1% -58%
Flagstaff: 19.4%
Renter share
51.6% -11%
Flagstaff: 57.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hospital Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.3–3.3

Why Hospital Hill scores 3.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
64% of income on rent · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
52% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
8.1% below poverty line · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

Hospital Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hospital Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.3Hospital HillNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hospital Hill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
04005000200 3.3 4,009 64% $1,739
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 54

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 39%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hospital Hill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 15Total filings (sum)
  • 1.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak year (2004)
  • 1.89%Latest filed (2004)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hospital Hill

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Hospital Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hospital Hill?

Hospital Hill scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Hospital Hill compare to Flagstaff overall?

Hospital Hill scores 1.2 points lower than Flagstaff overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,739 vs $1,645.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hospital Hill?

Average gross rent in Hospital Hill is $1,739/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hospital Hill residents are renters?

52% of Hospital Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Flagstaff). The neighborhood has 4,009 residents.
Q5

Is Hospital Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Hospital Hill sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Hospital Hill for landlords?

Hospital Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Flagstaff as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Hospital Hill?

Hospital Hill has 3,976 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.9%), Other / Multiracial (15.7%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Flagstaff

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Hospital Hill.

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