2 census tracts · pop 3,624 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.1–5
Palmer Hill spans 2 census tracts of Prescott, AZ and houses 3,624 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Against a Prescott baseline of 31.6%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 17% 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. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10.
At $1,152 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Prescott commands. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Prescott, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $63,896.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Palmer Hill vs PrescottHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Palmer Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
32.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Palmer Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Palmer Hill?
Palmer Hill scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 Palmer Hill compare to Prescott overall?
Palmer Hill scores 0.4 points higher than Prescott overall (4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,152 vs $1,395.
Q3
What is the average rent in Palmer Hill?
Average gross rent in Palmer Hill is $1,152/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Palmer Hill residents are renters?
54% of Palmer Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Prescott). The neighborhood has 3,624 residents.
Q5
Is Palmer Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Palmer Hill sits in the 56th 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
Which tracts in Palmer Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Palmer Hill is census tract 04025000803 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Palmer Hill for landlords?
Palmer Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Prescott as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Palmer Hill?
Palmer Hill has 3,501 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.9%), Hispanic / Latino (12%), Other / Multiracial (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
