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Neighborhood · Phoenix, AZ

Cambridge Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 4,384 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3–5

Cambridge Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ, population 4,384. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 41% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Cost burden runs 67% against 31.0% citywide, putting Cambridge Heights 35.8% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. At $1,911 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of Phoenix commands. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Filings are well documented here: 472 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 15.6% of renter households.

Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 6.7% in 2005, is well off that peak. That places it #40 of 113 neighborhoods in Phoenix.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Terralea and Bronze Boot. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $80,263. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cambridge Heights vs Phoenix How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
66.8% +115%
Phoenix: 31.0%
Average gross rent
$1,911 +21%
Phoenix: $1,582
Average HH income
$80,263 +4%
Phoenix: $77,041
Poverty rate
18.1% +27%
Phoenix: 14.3%
Renter share
42.0% -2%
Phoenix: 42.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cambridge Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–5

Why Cambridge Heights scores 4.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
67% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
18.1% below poverty line · Range 2.0–6.3 across tracts
4.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.2–5.6 across tracts
4.8
Risk score comparison

Cambridge Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cambridge Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Cambridge Heights: 4.24.2Cambridge HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.63.6Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Cambridge Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
04013116709 5 2,587 65% $1,801
04013116715 3 1,797 69% $2,069
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 51

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 19%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Cambridge Heights

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 472Total filings (sum)
  • 8.98%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.6%Peak year (2003)
  • 7.14%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cambridge Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Cambridge Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cambridge Heights?

Cambridge Heights scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Cambridge Heights compare to Phoenix overall?

Cambridge Heights scores 0.6 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,911 vs $1,582.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cambridge Heights?

Average gross rent in Cambridge Heights is $1,911/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cambridge Heights residents are renters?

42% of Cambridge Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 4,384 residents.
Q5

Is Cambridge Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Cambridge Heights sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Cambridge Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Cambridge Heights is census tract 04013116709 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7

How safe is Cambridge Heights for landlords?

Cambridge Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Cambridge Heights?

Cambridge Heights has 4,751 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.7%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), Other / Multiracial (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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