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Eviction Risk in Agua Fria , El Mirage

6 census tracts · pop 25,957 · pop-weighted composite 5.6/10 · range 5.2–6.0

Agua Fria is a hispanic-white neighborhood in El Mirage with 6 census tracts and a population of 25,957 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 41% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,622/month sits 10% lower than the El Mirage citywide median ($1,806).

Eviction Risk
5.6
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
41%
17% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,622
Median household income
$75,329
13.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Agua Fria vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Agua Fria score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Agua Fria: 5.65.6Agua FriaNeighborhoodParent city: 5.95.9Parent cityhost cityState: 4.04.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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Comparison

Agua Fria vs El Mirage

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.6 -5%
El Mirage: 5.9
Rent burden
41.0% +42%
El Mirage: 28.8%
Median gross rent
$1,622 -10%
El Mirage: $1,806
Median HH income
$75,329 +1%
El Mirage: $74,764
Poverty rate
13.8% +2%
El Mirage: 13.5%
Renter share
33.4% +10%
El Mirage: 30.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Agua Fria

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 26,359 residents across all tracts in Agua Fria. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 53.5% White (non-Hispanic): 32.5% Black (non-Hispanic): 6.7% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.6% Other / Multiracial: 6.7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 53.5%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 32.5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 6.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.7%
Census tracts

6 tracts in Agua Fria

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
04013060904 6.0 4,035 58% $1,656
04013060903 5.9 5,579 57% $1,713
04013060902 5.8 3,805 36% $1,031
04013060802 5.6 3,062 39% $1,869
04013061041 5.3 4,712 24% $1,698
04013061040 5.2 4,764 30% $1,724
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 74%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Agua Fria

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 807Total filings (sum)
  • 1,360.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8,144.9%Peak year (2005)
  • 788.88%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Agua Fria

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

Frequently asked

About Agua Fria

What is the eviction-risk score for Agua Fria?

Agua Fria scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Agua Fria compare to El Mirage overall?

Agua Fria scores 0.3 points lower than El Mirage overall (5.9/10). Rent burden: 41% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,622 vs $1,806.

What is the median rent in Agua Fria?

Median gross rent in Agua Fria is $1,622/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Agua Fria residents are renters?

33% of Agua Fria households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in El Mirage). The neighborhood has 25,957 residents.

Is Agua Fria a high social-vulnerability area?

Agua Fria sits in the 65th 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.

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