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Neighborhood · Tucson, AZ

El Cortez Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 6,387 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

El Cortez maps to a single census tract in Tucson, AZ, population 6,387. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Tucson baseline of 32.8%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The poverty rate is 43%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 998 evictions logged in this tract.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 10.4% of renter households.

At $1,049 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Tucson commands. The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2017, is well off that peak.

That places it #2 of 32 neighborhoods in Tucson.

One tract means one number: 5.2/10 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
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
El Cortez vs Tucson How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.3% +69%
Tucson: 32.8%
Average gross rent
$1,049 -8%
Tucson: $1,145
Average HH income
$36,040 -34%
Tucson: $54,546
Poverty rate
43.4% +130%
Tucson: 18.8%
Renter share
80.0% +66%
Tucson: 48.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across El Cortez and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.2–5.2

Why El Cortez scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
55% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
80% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
43.4% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Risk score comparison

El Cortez vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

El Cortez score vs. parent city, state, U.S.El Cortez: 5.25.2El CortezNeighborhoodParent city: 3.83.8Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in El Cortez

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
04019001400 5.2 6,387 55% $1,049
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 13%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in El Cortez

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 998Total filings (sum)
  • 5.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.4%Peak year (2006)
  • 2.96%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in El Cortez

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About El Cortez

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for El Cortez?

El Cortez scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 El Cortez compare to Tucson overall?

El Cortez scores 1.4 points higher than Tucson overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,049 vs $1,145.
Q3

What is the average rent in El Cortez?

Average gross rent in El Cortez is $1,049/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of El Cortez residents are renters?

80% of El Cortez households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tucson). The neighborhood has 6,387 residents.
Q5

Is El Cortez a high social-vulnerability area?

El Cortez sits in the 84th 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

How safe is El Cortez for landlords?

El Cortez carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of El Cortez?

El Cortez has 6,707 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Hispanic / Latino (31.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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