4 census tracts · pop 17,325 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ocotillo is a 4-tract neighborhood of Chandler, AZ, population 17,325. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The voucher gap is 39.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
At $2,712 a month, rents sit 43% over what the rest of Chandler commands. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 39% against 28.4% citywide, putting Ocotillo 10.5% over its own city. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.7/10.
The filing record is not thin: 11 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
4.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 4.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2005, is well off that peak. Among the 34 mapped neighborhoods of Chandler, it ranks #10 by risk, the upper third.
At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Ocotillo vs ChandlerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ocotillo
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
11Total filings (sum)
1.44%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2001)
0.91%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ocotillo
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ocotillo
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ocotillo?
Ocotillo scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Ocotillo compare to Chandler overall?
Ocotillo scores 0.2 points lower than Chandler overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,712 vs $1,902.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ocotillo?
Average gross rent in Ocotillo is $2,712/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ocotillo residents are renters?
8% of Ocotillo households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Chandler). The neighborhood has 17,325 residents.
Q5
Is Ocotillo a high social-vulnerability area?
Ocotillo sits in the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ocotillo have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ocotillo is census tract 04013813000 (score 3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Ocotillo for landlords?
Ocotillo carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chandler as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ocotillo?
Ocotillo has 18,103 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
