1 census tracts · pop 3,800 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Sandalwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ and houses 3,800 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 31.0% citywide, putting Sandalwood 25.2% over its own city.
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.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10. At $1,875 a month, rents sit 19% over what the rest of Phoenix commands. The filing record is not thin: 184 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 19.7% of renter households. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.3% in 2005 against a 19.7% peak. That places it #71 of 113 neighborhoods in Phoenix.
Only 25% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Northgate and Camelback East. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $96,859.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sandalwood vs PhoenixHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sandalwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
184Total filings (sum)
13.23%Avg annual filing rate
19.7%Peak year (2004)
16.34%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sandalwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sandalwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sandalwood?
Sandalwood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Sandalwood compare to Phoenix overall?
Sandalwood scores 0.4 points lower than Phoenix overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,875 vs $1,582.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sandalwood?
Average gross rent in Sandalwood is $1,875/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sandalwood residents are renters?
25% of Sandalwood households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Phoenix). The neighborhood has 3,800 residents.
Q5
Is Sandalwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Sandalwood 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
How safe is Sandalwood for landlords?
Sandalwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sandalwood?
Sandalwood has 3,923 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Hispanic / Latino (14.1%), Other / Multiracial (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
