3 census tracts · pop 13,532 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5
Ridgegate spans 3 census tracts of Phoenix, AZ and houses 13,532 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Phoenix rate of 31.0%.
At $962 a month, rents sit 39% under what the rest of Phoenix commands. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 1,697 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 46.1% of renter households.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 3/10. That places it #57 of 113 neighborhoods in Phoenix. Judgments average 11.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Silva Mountain and Greenbriar score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgegate vs PhoenixHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgegate
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,697Total filings (sum)
26.29%Avg annual filing rate
46.1%Peak year (2005)
27.54%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgegate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.3%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
9.8%No health insurance
29.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgegate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgegate?
Ridgegate scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Ridgegate compare to Phoenix overall?
Ridgegate scores 0.2 points higher than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $962 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgegate?
Average gross rent in Ridgegate is $962/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgegate residents are renters?
30% of Ridgegate households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 13,532 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgegate a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgegate sits in the 41st 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 Ridgegate have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ridgegate is census tract 04013103701 (score 5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Ridgegate for landlords?
Ridgegate carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Ridgegate?
Ridgegate has 14,020 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65%), Hispanic / Latino (17.1%), Other / Multiracial (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
