Neighborhood · Reno, NV

Midtown Eviction Risk: Moderate

8 census tracts · pop 17,259 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 4.6–5.5

Midtown is a 8-tract neighborhood of Reno, NV and houses 17,259 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Reno rate of 31.3%.

79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. At $1,079 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of Reno commands. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.

The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 337 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 58.4% of renter households.

That places it #4 of 26 neighborhoods in Reno. Judgments average 10.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Reno Experience District and Pioneer Village. Its 8 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

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

5.2

Moderate

8 tracts · population-weighted

Midtown vs Reno How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

54.1% +73%

Reno: 31.3%

Average gross rent

$1,079 -31%

Reno: $1,556

Average HH income

$50,242 -36%

Reno: $78,448

Poverty rate

22.7% +82%

Reno: 12.5%

Renter share

78.6% +57%

Reno: 50.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Midtown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 4.6–5.5

Why Midtown 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 5.2–5.2 across tracts

5.2

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Rent control risk

54% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

79% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

22.7% below poverty line · Range 2.7–10.0 across tracts

5.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.3 across tracts

1.5

Risk score comparison

Midtown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Midtown?

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 0.9 points from 4.6 to 5.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.6

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

Census tracts

8 tracts in Midtown

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
32031000702	5.5	3,417	53%	$1,076
32031000105	5.5	2,391	55%	$868
32031000202	5.5	2,315	65%	$1,126
32031000106	5.5	1,020	82%	$940
32031002107	5.4	1,818	69%	$921
32031000302	4.9	1,928	43%	$1,262
32031000301	4.8	1,678	41%	$1,190
32031000701	4.6	2,692	40%	$1,192

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 66

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

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

Household characteristics 20%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 55%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 75%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Midtown

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

337Total filings (sum)
35.68%Avg annual filing rate
58.4%Peak year (2001)
35.68%Latest filed (2001)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Midtown

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

17.1%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
19.6%SNAP enrollment
14.2%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Midtown

What is the eviction-risk score for Midtown?

Midtown scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Midtown compare to Reno overall?

Midtown scores 1.1 points higher than Reno overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,079 vs $1,556.

What is the average rent in Midtown?

Average gross rent in Midtown is $1,079/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Midtown residents are renters?

79% of Midtown households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Reno). The neighborhood has 17,259 residents.

Is Midtown a high social-vulnerability area?

Midtown sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Midtown have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Midtown is census tract 32031000702 (score 5.5/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.5, a spread of 0.9 points.

How safe is Midtown for landlords?

Midtown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Midtown?

Midtown has 17,141 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.2%), Hispanic / Latino (24%), Other / Multiracial (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Midtown

5.2 Reno Experience District 9 tracts · pop 28,390 4.9 Powning Addition 7 tracts · pop 17,755 4.9 Victorian Square 8 tracts · pop 32,547 5 West Reno 3 tracts · pop 10,718 3 Caughlin Ranch 2 tracts · pop 7,573 3.9 Donner Springs 4 tracts · pop 14,593

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Reno

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Midtown.

5.2 Reno Experience District 9 tracts · pop 28,390 5.3 Pioneer Village 1 tracts · pop 2,926 5.1 West Reno 3 tracts · pop 10,718 4.9 Powning Addition 7 tracts · pop 17,755 5.5 Raleigh Heights 1 tracts · pop 3,695 4.7 Stead 2 tracts · pop 6,045

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