4 census tracts · pop 15,824 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–4.3
Mountain Vista is a 4-tract neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ and houses 15,824 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 31.0% citywide, putting Mountain Vista 14.4% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 247 across 2 observed tracts.
Average gross rent is $1,781, 13% above the Phoenix average of $1,582. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 19.7% of renter households. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
The most recent observed rate, 5.1% in 2005, is well off that peak. Among the 113 mapped neighborhoods of Phoenix, it ranks #54 by risk, the middle third.
Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Mountain Vista vs PhoenixHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mountain Vista
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
247Total filings (sum)
10.44%Avg annual filing rate
19.7%Peak year (2004)
6.18%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mountain Vista
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mountain Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mountain Vista?
Mountain Vista scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Mountain Vista compare to Phoenix overall?
Mountain Vista scores 0.3 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,781 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mountain Vista?
Average gross rent in Mountain Vista is $1,781/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mountain Vista residents are renters?
22% of Mountain Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 15,824 residents.
Q5
Is Mountain Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Mountain Vista sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Mountain Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mountain Vista is census tract 04013617002 (score 4.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Mountain Vista for landlords?
Mountain Vista carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mountain Vista?
Mountain Vista has 16,581 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.9%), Hispanic / Latino (22.7%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
