2 census tracts · pop 11,617 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sanalina is a 2-tract neighborhood of Surprise, AZ, population 11,617. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a Surprise baseline of 32.2%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2/10. Court records carry 124 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 34.4% of renter households. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Surprise, it ranks #9 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 52.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Sarah Ann Ranch and Ashton Ranch score within a fraction of it. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sanalina vs SurpriseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sanalina
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
124Total filings (sum)
233.26%Avg annual filing rate
34.4%Peak year (2005)
22.92%Latest filed (2005)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sanalina
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sanalina
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sanalina?
Sanalina scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Sanalina compare to Surprise overall?
Sanalina scores 0.2 points lower than Surprise overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,961 vs $2,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sanalina?
Average gross rent in Sanalina is $1,961/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sanalina residents are renters?
23% of Sanalina households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Surprise). The neighborhood has 11,617 residents.
Q5
Is Sanalina a high social-vulnerability area?
Sanalina sits in the 31st 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 Sanalina have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sanalina is census tract 04013061037 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Sanalina for landlords?
Sanalina carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Surprise as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sanalina?
Sanalina has 12,105 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.9%), Hispanic / Latino (21.2%), Other / Multiracial (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
