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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Culdesac Tempe Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 04013422104 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 5,657 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

How risky is the Culdesac Tempe neighborhood of Tempe for landlords? Census tract 04013422104 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #37,940 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,258 a month while the average household earns $47,393 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 31% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,294
Renter share60.9%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate27.5%
Median income$47,393

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Culdesac Tempe
Very Low
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 133 tracts In Tempe
Very High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#155 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#382 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tempe and the region

Centroid at 33.4013, -111.8800 · click any tract to drill in

Why Culdesac Tempe scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tempe
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
27.5% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,258 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tempe
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tempe
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tempe
2.5

How Culdesac Tempe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Culdesac Tempe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 422104Tempe: 3.13.1Tempeparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,814Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 21.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.7%Peak (2001)
  • 363Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040134221042001: 413 filings (23.72/100 renter HHs)2002: 347 filings (19.93/100 renter HHs)2003: 285 filings (16.37/100 renter HHs)2004: 406 filings (23.32/100 renter HHs)2005: 363 filings (26.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Culdesac Tempe. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Culdesac Tempe

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Tempe eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Maricopa County average of 5.1 and above the Arizona statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,814 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 21.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.7% of renter households in 2001.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013422104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013422104?

Census tract 04013422104 in the Culdesac Tempe neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 04013422104?

Median gross rent is $1,258/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013422104?

27.5% of residents in tract 04013422104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,657.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013422104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 28th, minority 70th, housing 78th.
Q5

Is tract 04013422104 considered part of Culdesac Tempe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013422104 fall within Culdesac Tempe (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013422104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,814 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013422104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.87% of renter households, peaking at 23.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013422104 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013422104 compare to Tempe overall?

Tract 04013422104 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Tempe at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tempe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tempe

Top eight tracts in Tempe ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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