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Neighborhood · Spring Valley, NV

Southern Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 13,975 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 3.8–4.5

Southern Hills is a white-asian neighborhood in Spring Valley with 2 census tracts and a population of 13,975 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 10% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,676/month sits 4% lower than the Spring Valley citywide average ($1,743).

Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Southern Hills vs Spring Valley How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.3% +59%
Spring Valley: 32.9%
Average gross rent
$1,676 -4%
Spring Valley: $1,743
Average HH income
$84,909 +17%
Spring Valley: $72,364
Poverty rate
7.7% -40%
Spring Valley: 12.9%
Renter share
50.6% +2%
Spring Valley: 49.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southern Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–4.5

Why Southern Hills scores 4

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
52% 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
51% 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
7.7% below poverty line · Range 1.8–2.4 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–5.1 across tracts
4.6
Risk score comparison

Southern Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Southern Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Southern Hills: 4.04.0Southern HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 4.44.4Parent cityhost cityState: 4.44.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Southern Hills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
32003005859 4.5 3,725 62% $1,441
32003005860 3.8 10,250 49% $1,761
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 30

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 46%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Southern Hills

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,984Total filings 2020-21
  • 16.7Avg monthly observed
  • 12.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.27×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas, NV).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southern Hills

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

Frequently asked

About Southern Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Southern Hills?

Southern Hills scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Southern Hills compare to Spring Valley overall?

Southern Hills scores 0.4 points lower than Spring Valley overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,676 vs $1,743.
Q3

What is the average rent in Southern Hills?

Average gross rent in Southern Hills is $1,676/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Southern Hills residents are renters?

51% of Southern Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Spring Valley). The neighborhood has 13,975 residents.
Q5

Is Southern Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Southern Hills sits in the 30th 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 Southern Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Southern Hills is census tract 32003005859 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.5, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Southern Hills for landlords?

Southern Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Southern Hills?

Southern Hills has 14,783 residents (White-Asian Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), Hispanic / Latino (16.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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