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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.Hospital Hill: 3.33.3Hospital HillNeighborhoodParent city: 4.54.5Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.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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