How risky is Laughlin for landlords? Census tract 32003005702 scores 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,025 a month while the average household earns $38,432 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 37%Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,608
Renter share66.2%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate29.3%
Median income$38,432
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Laughlin
Very High
Within county
95th percentile
#29 of 535 tracts In Clark
Very High
Within state
96th percentile
#29 of 779 tracts In Nevada
Very High
National
92th percentile
#6,848 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laughlin and the region
Centroid at 35.1433, -114.5985 · click any tract to drill in
Why Laughlin scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Laughlin
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Nevada legislature & governorship
3.7
Economic stress
29.3% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,025 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laughlin
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laughlin
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laughlin
7.5
How Laughlin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
88%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
0Total filings 2020-21
0.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Las Vegas, NV as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
15.9%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
22.2%Food insecurity
23.7%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
15.1%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
46.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Laughlin
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Laughlin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Clark County average of 6.0 and above the Nevada statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 32003005702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32003005702?
Census tract 32003005702 in Laughlin scores 6.6/10 (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 32003005702?
Median gross rent is $1,025/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 32003005702?
29.3% of residents in tract 32003005702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,214.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 32003005702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 79th, minority 45th, housing 80th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 32003005702 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas eviction risk, NV), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 32003005702 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.9% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 32003005702 compare to Laughlin overall?
Tract 32003005702 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Laughlin at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laughlin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laughlin
Top eight tracts in Laughlin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.