1 census tracts · pop 3,268 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Meridian Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Mesa, AZ and houses 3,268 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 68 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Against a Mesa baseline of 32.3%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,826, 13% above the Mesa average of $1,620. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 47.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 32.8% in 2005 against a 47.7% peak. Among the 33 mapped neighborhoods of Mesa, it ranks #20 by risk, the middle third.
At 9% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $94,592.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Meridian Hills vs MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meridian Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings (sum)
36.25%Avg annual filing rate
47.7%Peak year (2004)
32.77%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Meridian Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meridian Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meridian Hills?
Meridian Hills scores 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 Meridian Hills compare to Mesa overall?
Meridian Hills scores 0.2 points lower than Mesa overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,826 vs $1,620.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meridian Hills?
Average gross rent in Meridian Hills is $1,826/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meridian Hills residents are renters?
9% of Meridian Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Mesa). The neighborhood has 3,268 residents.
Q5
Is Meridian Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Meridian Hills sits in the 8th 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
How safe is Meridian Hills for landlords?
Meridian Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Mesa as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Meridian Hills?
Meridian Hills has 3,205 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.9%), Other / Multiracial (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
