1 census tracts · pop 6,764 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ranch West maps to a single census tract in Mesa, AZ, population 6,764. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs around two-thirds against 32.3% citywide, putting Ranch West 37.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 2,181 eviction filings.
At $1,398 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Mesa commands. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 54.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 37.1% in 2005 against a 54.6% peak.
That places it #20 of 33 neighborhoods in Mesa. For a like-for-like read, Eastmark and Rancho de Arboleda score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $88,537, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
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
Ranch West vs MesaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ranch West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,181Total filings (sum)
47.17%Avg annual filing rate
54.6%Peak year (2004)
37.09%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ranch West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
13.4%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ranch West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ranch West?
Ranch West 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 Ranch West compare to Mesa overall?
Ranch West scores 0.2 points lower than Mesa overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,398 vs $1,620.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ranch West?
Average gross rent in Ranch West is $1,398/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ranch West residents are renters?
48% of Ranch West households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Mesa). The neighborhood has 6,764 residents.
Q5
Is Ranch West a high social-vulnerability area?
Ranch West sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ranch West for landlords?
Ranch West 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 Ranch West?
Ranch West has 6,067 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.1%), Hispanic / Latino (33.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
