Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

Steeplechase Eviction Risk: Lower , Phoenix

Tract 04013104207 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 4,298 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

04013104207 is a census tract in the Steeplechase area of Phoenix, AZ. It scores 3.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,298 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 15% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,905
Renter share36.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$79,947

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Steeplechase
Very Low
Within parent city
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#260 of 379 tracts In Phoenix
Low
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#515 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Moderate
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#944 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phoenix and the region

Centroid at 33.6326, -112.1249 · click any tract to drill in

Why Steeplechase scores 3.3

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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,355 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Steeplechase compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Steeplechase risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 104207Phoenix: 3.63.6Phoenixparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 669Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 19.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.1%Peak (2004)
  • 163Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040131042072001: 86 filings (12.72/100 renter HHs)2002: 101 filings (14.94/100 renter HHs)2003: 156 filings (23.08/100 renter HHs)2004: 163 filings (24.11/100 renter HHs)2005: 163 filings (24.08/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 90% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Steeplechase. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Steeplechase

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Maricopa County average of 46.0%. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 669 evictions over 5 years of observation.

At $1,355 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of Phoenix commands. The worst year on record was 2004, when 24.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 19.8% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

It tracks the Maricopa County average of 3.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $79,947.

36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013104207

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013104207?

Census tract 04013104207 in the Steeplechase neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 04013104207?

Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013104207?

6.1% of residents in tract 04013104207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,298.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013104207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 35th, minority 39th, housing 56th.
Q5

Is tract 04013104207 considered part of Steeplechase?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013104207 fall within Steeplechase (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013104207?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 669 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013104207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.79% of renter households, peaking at 24.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013104207 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013104207 compare to Phoenix overall?

Tract 04013104207 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Phoenix at 3.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Phoenix

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

Related