Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Boise City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 16001001204 · Ada County, ID · pop 3,625

Boise City in Ada County is where census tract 16001001204 sits, home to 3,625 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.2/10. It lands near the 16th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,243 a month while the average household earns $52,534 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 32% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,832

Renter share69.8%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$52,534

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Boise City and the region

Centroid at 43.6155, -116.2632 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boise City scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Boise City

5.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Idaho legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,243 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Boise City

1.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Boise City

2.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Boise City

1.9

How Boise City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

68%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
33.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boise City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 2.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Boise City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ada County average of 3.9 and in line with the Idaho statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 16001001204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 16001001204?

Census tract 16001001204 in Boise City scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 16001001204?

Median gross rent is $1,243/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 16001001204?

11.6% of residents in tract 16001001204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,625.

How socially vulnerable is tract 16001001204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 48th, minority 40th, housing 82th.

What share of households in tract 16001001204 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 16001001204 compare to Boise City overall?

Tract 16001001204 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Boise City at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boise City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Boise City

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