Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.9%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hartford
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.9/10. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Sebastian County average of 38.9%. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation runs 7.8% against 15.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 25th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Sebastian County average of 3.6 closely. Average gross rent is $921, close to the Hartford average.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $59,773.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 05131010304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05131010304?
Census tract 05131010304 in Hartford scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 05131010304?
Median gross rent is $921/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 05131010304?
7.8% of residents in tract 05131010304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,445.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 05131010304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 22th, minority 17th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 05131010304 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 05131010304 compare to Hartford overall?
Tract 05131010304 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Hartford at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hartford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.