1 census tracts · pop 4,627 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Galena Canyon maps to a single census tract in Reno, NV, population 4,627. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Reno baseline of 31.3%, 17% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $3,244 a month, rents sit 108% over what the rest of Reno commands. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 10/10.
The voucher gap is 88.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.2/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 2 eviction filings.
SNAP participation is 4.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 3.5% of renter households. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Reno, it ranks #16 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Galena Canyon vs RenoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Galena Canyon
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2Total filings (sum)
3.45%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2001)
3.45%Latest filed (2001)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Galena Canyon
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
6.3%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
25.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Galena Canyon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Galena Canyon?
Galena Canyon scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Galena Canyon compare to Reno overall?
Galena Canyon scores 1.1 points lower than Reno overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,244 vs $1,556.
Q3
What is the average rent in Galena Canyon?
Average gross rent in Galena Canyon is $3,244/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Galena Canyon residents are renters?
8% of Galena Canyon households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Reno). The neighborhood has 4,627 residents.
Q5
Is Galena Canyon a high social-vulnerability area?
Galena Canyon sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Galena Canyon for landlords?
Galena Canyon carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Reno as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Galena Canyon?
Galena Canyon has 4,780 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%), Hispanic / Latino (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
