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Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

The Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tempe

Tract 04013319903 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 5,212 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 4.2/10, tract 04013319903 in the The Lakes area of Tempe, AZ reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 40% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 13% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,292
Renter share36.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$100,567

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In The Lakes
Moderate
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 41 tracts In Tempe
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#320 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Elevated
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#559 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tempe and the region

Centroid at 33.3704, -111.9155 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Lakes scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tempe
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,682 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tempe
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tempe
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tempe
4.5

How The Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 319903Tempe: 4.24.2Tempeparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 516Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 9.50%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.6%Peak (2002)
  • 112Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040133199032001: 75 filings (6.91/100 renter HHs)2002: 126 filings (11.60/100 renter HHs)2003: 86 filings (7.92/100 renter HHs)2004: 117 filings (10.77/100 renter HHs)2005: 112 filings (10.30/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 49% over the past 5 months.
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 The Lakes

Against Maricopa County at 46.0%, 64% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 516 filings here across 5 tracked years. SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2002, when 11.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 9.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013319903

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013319903?

Census tract 04013319903 in the The Lakes neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 04013319903?

Median gross rent is $1,682/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013319903?

13.9% of residents in tract 04013319903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,212.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013319903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 33th, minority 44th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 04013319903 considered part of The Lakes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013319903 fall within The Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013319903?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 516 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013319903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.50% of renter households, peaking at 11.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013319903 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013319903 compare to Tempe overall?

Tract 04013319903 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Tempe at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tempe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tempe

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

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