5 census tracts · pop 17,358 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–3.6
Arcadia is a 5-tract neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ and houses 17,358 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
At $1,196 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Phoenix commands. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Cost burden runs 38% against 31.0% citywide, putting Arcadia 6.8% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Filings are well documented here: 1,971 across 5 observed tracts. 3.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 40.2% of renter households. That places it #80 of 113 neighborhoods in Phoenix.
Judgments average 8.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Paradise Valley Miranda and Triple Crown.
With little internal variation, 3.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Arcadia vs PhoenixHow 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 & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Arcadia
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,971Total filings (sum)
16.73%Avg annual filing rate
40.2%Peak year (2005)
18.92%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arcadia
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.8%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arcadia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arcadia?
Arcadia scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 5 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 Arcadia compare to Phoenix overall?
Arcadia scores 0.5 points lower than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,196 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arcadia?
Average gross rent in Arcadia is $1,196/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arcadia residents are renters?
32% of Arcadia households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 17,358 residents.
Q5
Is Arcadia a high social-vulnerability area?
Arcadia sits in the 35th 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
Which tracts in Arcadia have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Arcadia is census tract 04013107900 (score 3.6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Arcadia for landlords?
Arcadia carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Phoenix as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Arcadia?
Arcadia has 16,993 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.2%), Hispanic / Latino (10.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
