2 census tracts · pop 8,691 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Desert Wind II is a 2-tract neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ, population 8,691. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. At $2,417 a month, rents sit 53% over what the rest of Phoenix commands.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.4/10. The voucher gap is 23.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.3/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 33% of renter households. Filings are well documented here: 28 across 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 4.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 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.
Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 7.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2005, is well off that peak. Among the 113 mapped neighborhoods of Phoenix, it ranks #84 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Vista del Cerro and Overland Trail. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Desert Wind II vs PhoenixHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Desert Wind II
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
3.61%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2002)
1.19%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Desert Wind II
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.5%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Desert Wind II
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Desert Wind II?
Desert Wind II scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Desert Wind II compare to Phoenix overall?
Desert Wind II scores 0.6 points lower than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,417 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Desert Wind II?
Average gross rent in Desert Wind II is $2,417/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Desert Wind II residents are renters?
29% of Desert Wind II households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 8,691 residents.
Q5
Is Desert Wind II a high social-vulnerability area?
Desert Wind II sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Desert Wind II have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Desert Wind II is census tract 04013216816 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Desert Wind II for landlords?
Desert Wind II carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Desert Wind II?
Desert Wind II has 8,720 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
