4 census tracts · pop 16,281 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
MacDonald Highlands is a 4-tract neighborhood of Henderson, NV, population 16,281. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Henderson rate of 33.4%. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The voucher gap is 15.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10.
At $2,023 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Henderson commands. Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. That places it #15 of 20 neighborhoods in Henderson.
For a like-for-like read, Ascaya and Foothills score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
MacDonald Highlands vs HendersonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in MacDonald Highlands
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,547Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
4.31×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas, NV).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in MacDonald Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
26.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About MacDonald Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for MacDonald Highlands?
MacDonald Highlands scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 MacDonald Highlands compare to Henderson overall?
MacDonald Highlands scores 1.0 points lower than Henderson overall (4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,023 vs $1,824.
Q3
What is the average rent in MacDonald Highlands?
Average gross rent in MacDonald Highlands is $2,023/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of MacDonald Highlands residents are renters?
44% of MacDonald Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Henderson). The neighborhood has 16,281 residents.
Q5
Is MacDonald Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
MacDonald Highlands sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 MacDonald Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in MacDonald Highlands is census tract 32003005353 (score 3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is MacDonald Highlands for landlords?
MacDonald Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Henderson as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of MacDonald Highlands?
MacDonald Highlands has 17,162 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56%), Hispanic / Latino (15.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
