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Neighborhood · Fortuna Foothills, AZ

Mesa del Sol Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,015 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Mesa del Sol maps to a single census tract in Fortuna Foothills, AZ, population 5,015. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Fortuna Foothills baseline of 32.2%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

At $1,737 a month, rents sit 52% over what the rest of Fortuna Foothills commands. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The voucher gap is 26.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. On the high side is supply constraint at 7.6/10.

That places it #6 of 7 neighborhoods in Fortuna Foothills. The closest comparables inside the same city are El Rancho Encantado and Oasis Del Este. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $78,514.

30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mesa del Sol vs Fortuna Foothills How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.4% +81%
Fortuna Foothills: 32.2%
Average gross rent
$1,737 +52%
Fortuna Foothills: $1,141
Average HH income
$78,514 +36%
Fortuna Foothills: $57,583
Poverty rate
12.9% +11%
Fortuna Foothills: 11.6%
Renter share
29.9% +82%
Fortuna Foothills: 16.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mesa del Sol and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Mesa del Sol scores 3

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 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
30% renter households · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
12.9% below poverty line · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Risk score comparison

Mesa del Sol vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mesa del Sol score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Mesa del Sol: 3.03.0Mesa del SolNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mesa del Sol

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
04027010907 3 5,015 58% $1,737
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 45

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

Socioeconomic status 45%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 92%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mesa del Sol

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

Frequently asked

About Mesa del Sol

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mesa del Sol?

Mesa del Sol scores 3/10 (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 Mesa del Sol compare to Fortuna Foothills overall?

Mesa del Sol scores 0.7 points lower than Fortuna Foothills overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,737 vs $1,141.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mesa del Sol?

Average gross rent in Mesa eviction risk del Sol is $1,737/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mesa del Sol residents are renters?

30% of Mesa del Sol households are renter-occupied (vs 16% in Fortuna Foothills). The neighborhood has 5,015 residents.
Q5

Is Mesa del Sol a high social-vulnerability area?

Mesa del Sol sits in the 45th 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

How safe is Mesa del Sol for landlords?

Mesa eviction risk del Sol carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Fortuna Foothills as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Mesa del Sol?

Mesa del Sol has 4,803 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Hispanic / Latino (30.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Fortuna Foothills

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mesa del Sol.

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