3 census tracts · pop 12,024 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 3.7–5.2
Samos spans 3 census tracts of Tucson, AZ and houses 12,024 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 32.8% citywide, putting Samos 16.7% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 65% 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.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.7 to 5.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 3,245 across 3 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 13.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.
At $1,060 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Tucson commands. That places it #16 of 32 neighborhoods in Tucson.
For a like-for-like read, Barrio San Antonio and Barrio Hollywood score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $49,284.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Samos vs TucsonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Samos
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,245Total filings (sum)
7.56%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2012)
5.86%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Samos
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.9%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
32.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Samos
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Samos?
Samos scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Samos compare to Tucson overall?
Samos scores 1.1 points higher than Tucson overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,060 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Samos?
Average gross rent in Samos is $1,060/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Samos residents are renters?
65% of Samos households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Tucson). The neighborhood has 12,024 residents.
Q5
Is Samos a high social-vulnerability area?
Samos sits in the 43rd 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 Samos have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Samos is census tract 04019002702 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.2, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Samos for landlords?
Samos carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Samos?
Samos has 11,790 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.9%), Hispanic / Latino (24.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
