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Neighborhood · Scottsdale, AZ

Happy Valley Ranch Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,392 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Happy Valley Ranch is a one-tract neighborhood of Scottsdale, AZ, population 5,392. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Scottsdale rate of 29.2%.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The voucher gap is 27.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.5/10.

At $2,492 a month, rents sit 24% over what the rest of Scottsdale commands. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

SNAP participation is 3.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 32 evictions logged in this tract.

Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 12.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.6% in 2005, is well off that peak.

Among the 31 mapped neighborhoods of Scottsdale, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third. At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
Happy Valley Ranch vs Scottsdale How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.5% +42%
Scottsdale: 29.2%
Average gross rent
$2,492 +24%
Scottsdale: $2,013
Average HH income
$143,500 +34%
Scottsdale: $107,372
Poverty rate
6.0% -16%
Scottsdale: 7.1%
Renter share
10.6% -68%
Scottsdale: 33.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Happy Valley Ranch and the region

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

Why Happy Valley Ranch 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
42% 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
11% 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
6.0% below poverty line · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Risk score comparison

Happy Valley Ranch vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Happy Valley Ranch score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Happy Valley Ranch: 3.03.0Happy Valley RanchNeighborhoodParent 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 Happy Valley Ranch

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
04013216840 3 5,392 41% $2,492
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

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

Socioeconomic status 13%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 79%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Happy Valley Ranch

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 32Total filings (sum)
  • 9.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.2%Peak year (2002)
  • 5.60%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Happy Valley Ranch

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

Frequently asked

About Happy Valley Ranch

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Happy Valley Ranch?

Happy Valley Ranch 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 Happy Valley Ranch compare to Scottsdale overall?

Happy Valley Ranch scores 0.2 points lower than Scottsdale overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,492 vs $2,013.
Q3

What is the average rent in Happy Valley Ranch?

Average gross rent in Happy Valley Ranch is $2,492/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Happy Valley Ranch residents are renters?

11% of Happy Valley Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Scottsdale). The neighborhood has 5,392 residents.
Q5

Is Happy Valley Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?

Happy Valley Ranch sits in the 23rd 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.
Q6

How safe is Happy Valley Ranch for landlords?

Happy Valley Ranch 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 Happy Valley Ranch?

Happy Valley Ranch has 5,598 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78%), Hispanic / Latino (12.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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