1 census tracts · pop 2,822 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Carefree Foothills is a one-tract neighborhood of Scottsdale, AZ, population 2,822. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 58% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 58% against 29.2% citywide, putting Carefree Foothills 28.3% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Food insecurity affects 4.2% of adults, 13.6 points below the national rate. 1.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The filing record is not thin: 8 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 3.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.8% in 2005 against a 3.6% peak. Among the 31 mapped neighborhoods of Scottsdale, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third. Only 3% 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.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carefree Foothills vs ScottsdaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Carefree Foothills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8Total filings (sum)
2.92%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak year (2003)
3.82%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carefree Foothills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
2.9%Housing insecurity
1.9%Utility shutoff threat
4.2%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
27.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Carefree Foothills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Carefree Foothills?
Carefree Foothills scores 3/10 (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 Carefree Foothills compare to Scottsdale overall?
Carefree Foothills scores 0.2 points lower than Scottsdale overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Carefree Foothills residents are renters?
3% of Carefree Foothills households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Scottsdale). The neighborhood has 2,822 residents.
Q4
Is Carefree Foothills a high social-vulnerability area?
Carefree Foothills sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Carefree Foothills for landlords?
Carefree Foothills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Scottsdale as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Carefree Foothills?
Carefree Foothills has 2,992 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
