Neighborhood · Spring Valley, NV

Flamingo Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

11 census tracts · pop 41,267 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 4.3–6

Flamingo Heights is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Spring Valley with 11 census tracts and a population of 41,267 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,389/month sits 20% lower than the Spring Valley citywide average ($1,743).

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

11 tracts · population-weighted

Flamingo Heights vs Spring Valley How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.2% +43%

Spring Valley: 32.9%

Average gross rent

$1,389 -20%

Spring Valley: $1,743

Average HH income

$54,266 -25%

Spring Valley: $72,364

Poverty rate

15.7% +21%

Spring Valley: 12.9%

Renter share

61.0% +23%

Spring Valley: 49.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Flamingo Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 11 tracts span score 4.3–6

Why Flamingo Heights scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts

3.7

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Rent control risk

47% of income on rent · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

61% renter households · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts

9.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts

6.7

Economic stress

15.7% below poverty line · Range 2.3–6.4 across tracts

3.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–4.7 across tracts

2.9

Risk score comparison

Flamingo Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Flamingo Heights?

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 1.7 points from 4.3 to 6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

6.0 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

11 tracts in Flamingo Heights

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
32003002966	6	5,848	45%	$1,170
32003002964	5.5	4,759	61%	$1,406
32003002970	5.4	3,556	47%	$1,400
32003002967	5.3	4,157	56%	$1,343
32003002946	5.3	1,811	51%	$1,565
32003002965	5.2	4,171	27%	$1,120
32003002949	5.1	3,092	75%	$1,701
32003002948	4.8	3,765	35%	$1,491
32003002942	4.6	4,718	41%	$1,590
32003002936	4.5	3,161	44%	$1,439
32003002935	4.3	2,229	39%	$1,257

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 86

Pop-weighted across 11 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 91%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 72%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 78%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 68%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Flamingo Heights

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

5,893Total filings 2020-21
7.8Avg monthly observed
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.63×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 Flamingo Heights

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

20.3%Housing insecurity
13.3%Utility shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
37.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Flamingo Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Flamingo Heights?

Flamingo Heights scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 11 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.

How does Flamingo Heights compare to Spring Valley overall?

Flamingo Heights scores 0.8 points higher than Spring Valley overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,389 vs $1,743.

What is the average rent in Flamingo Heights?

Average gross rent in Flamingo Heights is $1,389/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Flamingo Heights residents are renters?

61% of Flamingo Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Spring Valley). The neighborhood has 41,267 residents.

Is Flamingo Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Flamingo Heights sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Flamingo Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Flamingo Heights is census tract 32003002966 (score 6/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 6, a spread of 1.7 points.

How safe is Flamingo Heights for landlords?

Flamingo Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 11 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Spring Valley as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Flamingo Heights?

Flamingo Heights has 39,687 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (33.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Flamingo Heights

6.3 Chinatown 10 tracts · pop 37,937 4.3 Buffalo Ranch 8 tracts · pop 33,879 4.4 Buffalo 5 tracts · pop 16,410 5.3 Rancho Charleston 3 tracts · pop 15,499 5.4 Charleston Heights 7 tracts · pop 31,889 5.2 Canyon Gate 7 tracts · pop 26,343

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Spring Valley

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Flamingo Heights.

4.9 The Lakes 7 tracts · pop 29,010 4.4 Buffalo Ranch 8 tracts · pop 33,879 4.2 Spanish Hills 5 tracts · pop 25,736 4.2 Spanish Trail 1 tracts · pop 6,319 4 Southern Hills 2 tracts · pop 13,975 4 The Cliffs 4 tracts · pop 16,129

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