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Census Tract · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally

Lahaina Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 15009031402 · Maui County, HI · pop 3,364 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Lahaina

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 15009031402 in Lahaina, HI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,364. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 15% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units865
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$106,298

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Lahaina
Very Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 45 tracts In Maui County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#165 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Elevated
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#16,571 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lahaina and the region

Centroid at 20.8998, -156.6428 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lahaina scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lahaina
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,534 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lahaina
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lahaina
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lahaina
7.0

How Lahaina compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lahaina risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.3This tracttract 0314026.6Lahainaparent city6.1Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.2%Peak (2018)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lahaina

23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $2,534, 27% above the Lahaina average.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.8/10. Against Maui County at 48.5%, 54% of renters here are cost-burdened. The filing record is not thin: 4 evictions over 1 years of observation.

The worst year on record was 2018, when 1.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. It tracks the Maui County average of 6.1 closely.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $106,298.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 15009031402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15009031402?

Census tract 15009031402 in Lahaina scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 15009031402?

Median gross rent is $2,534/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15009031402?

9.1% of residents in tract 15009031402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,364.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15009031402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 29th, minority 85th, housing 42th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 15009031402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 15009031402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.16% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 15009031402 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15009031402 compare to Lahaina overall?

Tract 15009031402 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Lahaina at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lahaina eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lahaina

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

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