2 census tracts · pop 8,545 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Copperstone takes in 2 census tracts of Mesa, AZ and houses 8,545 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Mesa baseline of 32.3%, 16% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
At $1,975 a month, rents sit 22% over what the rest of Mesa commands. Court records for this tract carry 114 eviction filings. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 9.8% of renter households. That places it #20 of 33 neighborhoods in Mesa.
Judgments average 6.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $80,038.
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
2 tracts · population-weighted
Copperstone vs MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Copperstone
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
114Total filings (sum)
11.09%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2005)
9.82%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Copperstone
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Copperstone
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Copperstone?
Copperstone scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Copperstone compare to Mesa overall?
Copperstone scores 0.2 points lower than Mesa overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,975 vs $1,620.
Q3
What is the average rent in Copperstone?
Average gross rent in Copperstone is $1,975/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Copperstone residents are renters?
20% of Copperstone households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Mesa). The neighborhood has 8,545 residents.
Q5
Is Copperstone a high social-vulnerability area?
Copperstone sits in the 57th 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
Which tracts in Copperstone have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Copperstone is census tract 04013422653 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Copperstone for landlords?
Copperstone carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mesa as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Copperstone?
Copperstone has 8,676 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.2%), Hispanic / Latino (24.3%), Other / Multiracial (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
