Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Woodridge Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower , Mesa
Tract 04013420604 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 4,958 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 04013420604 in the Woodridge Lakes area of Mesa, AZ reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,958 residents. 60% 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
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,628
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$108,300
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mesa and the region
Centroid at 33.4439, -111.7974 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woodridge Lakes scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,730 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Woodridge Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%Housing & transportation
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)
- 49Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.3%Peak (2004)
- 11Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 120% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Woodridge Lakes. 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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 25.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodridge Lakes
74% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Maricopa County average of 46.0%. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10.
Food insecurity runs 8.4% against 17.8% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 49 evictions over 5 years of observation. It sits 0.7 points below the Maricopa County average of 3.7.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2004, when 6.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 4.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 04013420604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013420604?
Census tract 04013420604 in the Woodridge Lakes neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 04013420604?
Median gross rent is $1,730/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 04013420604?
1.9% of residents in tract 04013420604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,958.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 04013420604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 62th, minority 31th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 04013420604 considered part of Woodridge Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013420604 fall within Woodridge Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013420604?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 49 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013420604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.41% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 04013420604 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 04013420604 compare to Mesa overall?
Tract 04013420604 scores 3/10, right in line with 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.
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