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Neighborhood · Wailuku, HI

Happy Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 9,181 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.2–6

Happy Valley spans 3 census tracts of Wailuku, HI, population 9,181. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 37.2% citywide, putting Happy Valley 18.7% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10.

Court records carry 18 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 2.0% of renter households. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $1,762, close to the Wailuku average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $80,967. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 5.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Happy Valley vs Wailuku How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.9% +50%
Wailuku: 37.2%
Average gross rent
$1,762 +0%
Wailuku: $1,762
Average HH income
$80,967 -14%
Wailuku: $93,958
Poverty rate
6.9% +29%
Wailuku: 5.4%
Renter share
39.4% +34%
Wailuku: 29.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Happy Valley and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.2–6

Why Happy Valley scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Rent control risk
56% of income on rent · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
6.9% below poverty line · Range 1.5–1.9 across tracts
1.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–3.5 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Happy Valley vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Happy Valley score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.6Happy ValleyNeighborhood5.4Parent cityhost city5.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Happy Valley?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.8 points from 5.2 to 6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Happy Valley

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
15009030901 6 2,240 61% $1,559
15009031002 5.6 3,774 68% $1,723
15009030902 5.2 3,167 38% $1,953
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 72

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 48%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 58%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Happy Valley

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 18Total filings (sum)
  • 1.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak year (2018)
  • 1.40%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Happy Valley

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

Frequently asked

About Happy Valley

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Happy Valley?

Happy Valley scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Happy Valley compare to Wailuku overall?

Happy Valley scores 0.2 points higher than Wailuku overall (5.4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,762 vs $1,762.
Q3

What is the average rent in Happy Valley?

Average gross rent in Happy Valley is $1,762/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Happy Valley residents are renters?

39% of Happy Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Wailuku). The neighborhood has 9,181 residents.
Q5

Is Happy Valley a high social-vulnerability area?

Happy Valley sits in the 72nd 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

Which tracts in Happy Valley have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Happy Valley is census tract 15009030901 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Happy Valley for landlords?

Happy Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wailuku as a whole (5.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Happy Valley?

Happy Valley has 8,758 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (39.2%), Other / Multiracial (30.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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