Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Van Buren Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 05033020207 · Crawford County, AR · pop 4,025 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Van Buren

Eviction risk in Van Buren eviction risk centers on tract 05033020207, which scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 4,025 residents. That is riskier than about 9% of US census tracts.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $971 a month while the average household earns $61,881 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,598

Renter share27.8%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate7.3%

Median income$61,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Van Buren and the region

Centroid at 35.5022, -94.4301 · click any tract to drill in

Why Van Buren scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Van Buren

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.2

State political climate

Arkansas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

7.3% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$971 rent vs county FMR

5.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Van Buren

5.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Van Buren

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Van Buren

6.4

How Van Buren compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

33%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
11%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

11.7%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Van Buren

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Van Buren eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Crawford County average of 3.5 and in line with the Arkansas statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 05033020207

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05033020207?

Census tract 05033020207 in Van Buren scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 05033020207?

Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 05033020207?

7.3% of residents in tract 05033020207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,025.

How socially vulnerable is tract 05033020207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 78th, minority 17th, housing 11th.

What share of households in tract 05033020207 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 05033020207 compare to Van Buren overall?

Tract 05033020207 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Van Buren at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Van Buren eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Van Buren

Top eight tracts in Van Buren ranked by composite eviction-risk score.