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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Ridge I Eviction Risk: Lower , Phoenix

Tract 04013103217 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 5,676 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 04013103217 in the Sunset Ridge I area of Phoenix, AZ reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,676 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 15% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,499
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$108,310

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Sunset Ridge I
Moderate
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#326 of 379 tracts In Phoenix
Very Low
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#655 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Low
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#1,065 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phoenix and the region

Centroid at 33.6332, -111.9516 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Ridge I scores 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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,799 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Sunset Ridge I compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunset Ridge I risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 103217Phoenix: 3.63.6Phoenixparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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)

  • 774Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 18.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.5%Peak (2002)
  • 115Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040131032172001: 184 filings (23.44/100 renter HHs)2002: 216 filings (27.52/100 renter HHs)2003: 158 filings (20.13/100 renter HHs)2004: 101 filings (12.87/100 renter HHs)2005: 115 filings (9.39/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sunset Ridge I. 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 Sunset Ridge I

Against Maricopa County at 46.0%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10.

The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.2/10. SNAP participation runs 5.9% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 9.0% against 17.8% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 774 evictions over 5 years of observation. Average gross rent is $1,799, 14% above the Phoenix average.

Against the Maricopa County average of 3.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points. Filings peaked in 2002 at 27.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 18.7% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 04013103217

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013103217?

Census tract 04013103217 in the Sunset Ridge I neighborhood scores 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 04013103217?

Median gross rent is $1,799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013103217?

9.3% of residents in tract 04013103217 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,676.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013103217?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 54th, minority 55th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 04013103217 considered part of Sunset Ridge I?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013103217 fall within Sunset Ridge I (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013103217?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 774 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013103217 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.67% of renter households, peaking at 27.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013103217 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013103217 compare to Phoenix overall?

Tract 04013103217 scores 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.

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