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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Sun City West Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 04013040506 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 5,608

Eviction risk in Sun City West eviction risk in Maricopa County centers on tract 04013040506, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,608 residents. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,453 monthly, set against $58,060 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 2% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units3,445
Renter share8.8%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$58,060

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Sun City West
High
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#536 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Moderate
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#1,126 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sun City West and the region

Centroid at 33.6577, -112.3367 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sun City West scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sun City West
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,453 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sun City West
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sun City West
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sun City West
6.6

How Sun City West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sun City West risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 040506Sun City West: 2.62.6Sun City Westparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 0.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.6%Peak (2002)
  • 1Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040130405062001: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 1 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sun City West

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sun City West eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Maricopa County average of 5.1 and above the Arizona statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 3.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013040506

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013040506?

Census tract 04013040506 in Sun City West scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 04013040506?

Median gross rent is $1,453/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013040506?

7.7% of residents in tract 04013040506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,608.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013040506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 19th, minority 3th, housing 18th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013040506?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 04013040506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.59% of renter households, peaking at 0.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 04013040506 struggle to pay rent?

About 3.4% 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. 2.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 04013040506 compare to Sun City West overall?

Tract 04013040506 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Sun City West at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sun City West eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sun City West

Top eight tracts in Sun City West ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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