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Velda Rose Estates Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mesa

Tract 04013422626 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 2,496 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 4.6/10, tract 04013422626 in the Velda Rose Estates area of Mesa, AZ reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,496 residents. 58% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 6% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,431
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$52,838

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Velda Rose Estates
Very High
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 133 tracts In Mesa
High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#247 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#397 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mesa and the region

Centroid at 33.4116, -111.6725 · click any tract to drill in

Why Velda Rose Estates scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mesa
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,929 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mesa
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mesa
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mesa
2.5

How Velda Rose Estates compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Velda Rose Estates risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 422626Mesa: 3.23.2Mesaparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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)

  • 37Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.0%Peak (2001)
  • 5Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040134226262001: 12 filings (8.02/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2003: 6 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2005: 5 filings (2.61/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 58% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Velda Rose Estates. 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 Velda Rose Estates

73% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Maricopa County average of 46.0%. Set annual rent against average income of $52,838 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 2.2/10. At $1,929 a month, rents run 19% over what the rest of Mesa commands. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Court records carry 37 eviction filings across 5 observed years. It sits 0.9 points above the Maricopa County average of 3.7.

Housing insecurity runs 6.4% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2001 at 8.0% of renter households.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013422626

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013422626?

Census tract 04013422626 in the Velda Rose Estates neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 04013422626?

Median gross rent is $1,929/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013422626?

19.2% of residents in tract 04013422626 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,496.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013422626?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 74th, minority 8th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 04013422626 considered part of Velda Rose Estates?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013422626 fall within Velda Rose Estates (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013422626?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013422626 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.80% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013422626 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.4% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013422626 compare to Mesa overall?

Tract 04013422626 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Mesa at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mesa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mesa

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

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