1 census tracts · pop 1,136 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Central City is a one-tract suburb of Phoenix, AZ and houses 1,136 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Phoenix baseline of 31.0%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 28.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,280, 19% below the Phoenix average of $1,582.
The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 93 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 8.8% of renter households.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. That places it #1 of 113 neighborhoods in Phoenix.
Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 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
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Central City vs PhoenixHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central City
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
93Total filings (sum)
4.99%Avg annual filing rate
8.8%Peak year (2005)
8.81%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.9%Housing insecurity
16.7%Utility shutoff threat
41.5%Food insecurity
33.4%SNAP enrollment
33.3%No health insurance
41.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central City?
Central City scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 Central City compare to Phoenix overall?
Central City scores 1.4 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,280 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central City?
Average gross rent in Central City is $1,280/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central City residents are renters?
55% of Central City households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 1,136 residents.
Q5
Is Central City a high social-vulnerability area?
Central City sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Central City for landlords?
Central City carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Phoenix as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Central City?
Central City has 1,125 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (88.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Other / Multiracial (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
