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Neighborhood · Scottsdale, AZ

Grayhawk Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,279 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Grayhawk is a one-tract quarter of Scottsdale, AZ and houses 4,279 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2/10.

Cost burden runs 35% against 29.2% citywide, putting Grayhawk 6.1% over its own city. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

The voucher gap is 16.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 216 evictions logged in this tract.

3.1% 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. At $2,271 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Scottsdale commands.

Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 54.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.8% in 2005, is well off that peak.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Grayhawk vs Scottsdale How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.3% +21%
Scottsdale: 29.2%
Average gross rent
$2,271 +13%
Scottsdale: $2,013
Average HH income
$101,863 -5%
Scottsdale: $107,372
Poverty rate
9.6% +35%
Scottsdale: 7.1%
Renter share
60.8% +84%
Scottsdale: 33.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Grayhawk and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Grayhawk scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Rent control risk
35% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
61% renter households · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Economic stress
9.6% below poverty line · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Risk score comparison

Grayhawk vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Grayhawk score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Grayhawk: 3.03.0GrayhawkNeighborhoodParent city: 3.23.2Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Grayhawk

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
04013216844 3 4,279 35% $2,271
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 42

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 32%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Grayhawk

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 216Total filings (sum)
  • 31.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 54.1%Peak year (2003)
  • 5.80%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grayhawk

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Grayhawk

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Grayhawk?

Grayhawk 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 Grayhawk compare to Scottsdale overall?

Grayhawk scores 0.2 points lower than Scottsdale overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,271 vs $2,013.
Q3

What is the average rent in Grayhawk?

Average gross rent in Grayhawk is $2,271/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Grayhawk residents are renters?

61% of Grayhawk households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Scottsdale). The neighborhood has 4,279 residents.
Q5

Is Grayhawk a high social-vulnerability area?

Grayhawk sits in the 42nd 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

How safe is Grayhawk for landlords?

Grayhawk 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Grayhawk?

Grayhawk has 4,030 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.8%), Hispanic / Latino (10.2%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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