2 census tracts · pop 7,984 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 4.6–7.2
Barrio Viejo is a 2-tract neighborhood of South Tucson, AZ, population 7,984. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the South Tucson rate of 33.4%.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.6 to 7.2, a 2.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 23% 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. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 787 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 29.1% of adults, 11.3 points above the national rate. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10.
SNAP participation is 24.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 8.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.3% in 2017 against a 8.0% peak.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Barrio Viejo vs South TucsonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Barrio Viejo
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
787Total filings (sum)
5.89%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2009)
6.32%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Barrio Viejo
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.8%Housing insecurity
15.3%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
26.3%SNAP enrollment
23.9%No health insurance
42.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Barrio Viejo
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Barrio Viejo?
Barrio Viejo scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Barrio Viejo compare to South Tucson overall?
Barrio Viejo scores 0.3 points higher than South Tucson overall (5.8/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $996 vs $941.
Q3
What is the average rent in Barrio Viejo?
Average gross rent in Barrio Viejo is $996/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Barrio Viejo residents are renters?
66% of Barrio Viejo households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in South Tucson). The neighborhood has 7,984 residents.
Q5
Is Barrio Viejo a high social-vulnerability area?
Barrio Viejo sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Barrio Viejo have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Barrio Viejo is census tract 04019002300 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 7.2, a spread of 2.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Barrio Viejo for landlords?
Barrio Viejo carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 South Tucson as a whole (5.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Barrio Viejo?
Barrio Viejo has 7,950 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (62.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Other / Multiracial (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
