Neighborhood · Ranked #31,320 of 84,120 nationally

Melrose District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Phoenix

Tract 04013110501 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 3,445 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 04013110501 sits in the Melrose District neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. It has a population of 3,445 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,473/month against a median household income of $54,820 — roughly 32% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 42% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units2,285

Renter share86.2%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate20.7%

Median income$54,820

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Phoenix and the region

Centroid at 33.4876, -112.0785 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melrose District scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Phoenix

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Arizona legislature & governorship

2.2

Economic stress

20.7% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,473 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Phoenix

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Phoenix

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Phoenix

3.0

How Melrose District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

76%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
50%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

964Total filings over 5 yrs
20.88%Avg annual filing rate
25.5%Peak (2003)
146Filings in 2005 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2005

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Melrose District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

14.7%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
20.5%Food insecurity
16.4%SNAP enrollment
11.3%Transit barriers
13.4%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 04013110501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013110501?

Census tract 04013110501 in the Melrose District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 04013110501?

Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013110501?

20.7% of residents in tract 04013110501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,445.

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013110501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 15th, minority 70th, housing 89th.

Is tract 04013110501 considered part of Melrose District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013110501 fall within Melrose District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013110501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 964 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013110501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.88% of renter households, peaking at 25.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 04013110501 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 04013110501 compare to Phoenix overall?

Tract 04013110501 scores 5.6/10 — higher than the parent city of Phoenix at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phoenix eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 04013110501 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Phoenix

Top eight tracts in Phoenix ranked by composite eviction-risk score.