1 census tracts · pop 3,471 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Blenman-Elm is a one-tract neighborhood of Tucson, AZ and houses 3,471 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Tucson baseline of 32.8%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 20% 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. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
Court records for this tract carry 520 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 6.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 6.1% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.2% in 2017 against a 6.1% peak.
That places it #29 of 32 neighborhoods in Tucson. Average gross rent runs $1,166, close to the Tucson average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $68,793.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Blenman-Elm vs TucsonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blenman-Elm
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
520Total filings (sum)
5.42%Avg annual filing rate
6.1%Peak year (2010)
4.16%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blenman-Elm
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Blenman-Elm
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blenman-Elm?
Blenman-Elm scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Blenman-Elm compare to Tucson overall?
Blenman-Elm scores 0.4 points lower than Tucson overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,166 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blenman-Elm?
Average gross rent in Blenman-Elm is $1,166/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blenman-Elm residents are renters?
36% of Blenman-Elm households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tucson). The neighborhood has 3,471 residents.
Q5
Is Blenman-Elm a high social-vulnerability area?
Blenman-Elm sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Blenman-Elm for landlords?
Blenman-Elm carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Tucson as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Blenman-Elm?
Blenman-Elm has 3,608 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Hispanic / Latino (17.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
