3 census tracts · pop 9,345 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.3
Santo Tomas spans 3 census tracts of Scottsdale, AZ, population 9,345. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $3,129, 55% above the Scottsdale average of $2,013.
The voucher gap is 60.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 8.9/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.3/10.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.8/10. 16% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 461 across 3 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 4.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 45.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 9.8% in 2005, is well off that peak.
That places it #7 of 31 neighborhoods in Scottsdale.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Santo Tomas vs ScottsdaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Santo Tomas
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
461Total filings (sum)
12.15%Avg annual filing rate
45.9%Peak year (2003)
8.79%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Santo Tomas
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Santo Tomas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Santo Tomas?
Santo Tomas scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Santo Tomas compare to Scottsdale overall?
Santo Tomas scores 0.0 points higher than Scottsdale overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $3,129 vs $2,013.
Q3
What is the average rent in Santo Tomas?
Average gross rent in Santo Tomas is $3,129/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Santo Tomas residents are renters?
25% of Santo Tomas households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Scottsdale). The neighborhood has 9,345 residents.
Q5
Is Santo Tomas a high social-vulnerability area?
Santo Tomas sits in the 28th 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
Which tracts in Santo Tomas have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Santo Tomas is census tract 04013216834 (score 3.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.3, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Santo Tomas for landlords?
Santo Tomas carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Santo Tomas?
Santo Tomas has 9,214 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
