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Neighborhood · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally

Sierra Eviction Risk: Moderate , Surprise

Tract 04013040525 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 2,965 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 04013040525 sits in the Sierra neighborhood of Surprise, Arizona. It has a population of 2,965 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 60% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 30% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,481/month against a median household income of $75,139 — roughly 40% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.0
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,713
Renter share4.9%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$75,139

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Sierra
Very Low
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank — 93th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 29 tracts In Surprise
Very High
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#501 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Moderate
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank — 54th percentileBottomTop
#805 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Surprise and the region

Centroid at 33.6608, -112.4270 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sierra scores 5.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Surprise
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,481 rent vs county FMR
7.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Surprise
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Surprise
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Surprise
2.0

How Sierra compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sierra risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 040525Surprise: 2.52.5Surpriseparent cityCounty: 5.15.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 9.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.5%Peak (2005)
  • 1Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040130405252001: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (9.48/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sierra. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013040525

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013040525?

Census tract 04013040525 in the Sierra neighborhood scores 5.0/10 (Moderate 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 04013040525?

Median gross rent is $2,481/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013040525?

8.8% of residents in tract 04013040525 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,965.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013040525?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 16th, minority 6th, housing 4th.

Q5

Is tract 04013040525 considered part of Sierra?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013040525 fall within Sierra (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013040525?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 04013040525 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.48% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 04013040525 struggle to pay rent?

About 3.1% 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. 2.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 04013040525 compare to Surprise overall?

Tract 04013040525 scores 5.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Surprise at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Surprise eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Surprise

Top eight tracts in Surprise ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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