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Neighborhood · Little Rock, AR

Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,822 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 4.7–4.7

Westwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Little Rock, AR and houses 2,822 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. 68% 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.

around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Little Rock rate of 29.6%. What pushes the score up most is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 52.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

At $1,576 a month, rents sit 42% over what the rest of Little Rock commands. 24.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 28.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Little Rock, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are College Terrace and Brownwood Terrace.

One tract means one number: 4.7/10 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
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs Little Rock How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
67.5% +128%
Little Rock: 29.6%
Average gross rent
$1,576 +42%
Little Rock: $1,106
Average HH income
$50,217 -17%
Little Rock: $60,583
Poverty rate
26.3% +60%
Little Rock: 16.4%
Renter share
29.9% -36%
Little Rock: 46.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westwood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.7–4.7

Why Westwood scores 4.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
68% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
30% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Economic stress
26.3% below poverty line · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Risk score comparison

Westwood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Westwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.7WestwoodNeighborhood3.3Parent cityhost city3.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Westwood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
05119002406 4.7 2,822 67% $1,576
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

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

Socioeconomic status 72%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 80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood

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

Frequently asked

About Westwood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?

Westwood scores 4.7/10 (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 Westwood compare to Little Rock overall?

Westwood scores 1.4 points higher than Little Rock overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,576 vs $1,106.
Q3

What is the average rent in Westwood?

Average gross rent in Westwood is $1,576/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?

30% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Little Rock). The neighborhood has 2,822 residents.
Q5

Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Westwood sits in the 74th 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

How safe is Westwood for landlords?

Westwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Little Rock as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood?

Westwood has 3,052 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Hispanic / Latino (27.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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