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Neighborhood · Phoenix, AZ

Citrus Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 21,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10 · range 3–5

Citrus Hills is a 4-tract neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ and houses 21,052 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Cost burden runs 40% against 31.0% citywide, putting Citrus Hills 9.0% over its own city.

Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. At $1,894 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of Phoenix commands. Court records carry 482 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. 18.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 26.0% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10.

The most recent observed rate, 9.2% in 2005, is well off that peak. That places it #46 of 113 neighborhoods in Phoenix.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Citrus Hills vs Phoenix How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.0% +29%
Phoenix: 31.0%
Average gross rent
$1,894 +20%
Phoenix: $1,582
Average HH income
$95,202 +24%
Phoenix: $77,041
Poverty rate
16.4% +15%
Phoenix: 14.3%
Renter share
22.2% -48%
Phoenix: 42.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Citrus Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3–5

Why Citrus Hills scores 4.1

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
40% 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
22% 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
16.4% below poverty line · Range 1.6–7.5 across tracts
4.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–8.1 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

Citrus Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Citrus Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Citrus Hills: 4.14.1Citrus HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.63.6Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Citrus Hills?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 2 points from 3 to 5. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Citrus Hills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
04013116300 5 6,181 34% $1,419
04013116400 5 5,913 54% $2,152
04013116703 3 5,527 57% $1,745
04013116737 3 3,431 0% $2,545
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 73

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 70%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Citrus Hills

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 482Total filings (sum)
  • 12.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.0%Peak year (2004)
  • 9.04%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Citrus Hills

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

Frequently asked

About Citrus Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Citrus Hills?

Citrus Hills scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Citrus Hills compare to Phoenix overall?

Citrus Hills scores 0.5 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,894 vs $1,582.
Q3

What is the average rent in Citrus Hills?

Average gross rent in Citrus Hills is $1,894/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Citrus Hills residents are renters?

22% of Citrus Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 21,052 residents.
Q5

Is Citrus Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Citrus Hills sits in the 73rd 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 Citrus Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Citrus Hills is census tract 04013116300 (score 5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7

How safe is Citrus Hills for landlords?

Citrus Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Citrus Hills?

Citrus Hills has 20,695 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (58.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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