1 census tracts · pop 5,161 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ridgecrest is a one-tract neighborhood of Sparks, NV, population 5,161. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Sparks rate of 30.3%.
The voucher gap is 39.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. At $2,405 a month, rents sit 40% over what the rest of Sparks commands. 29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 18 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 133.1% of renter households.
SNAP participation is 7.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate.
That places it #4 of 7 neighborhoods in Sparks. Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
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
Ridgecrest vs SparksHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgecrest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
18Total filings (sum)
133.06%Avg annual filing rate
133.1%Peak year (2001)
133.06%Latest filed (2001)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgecrest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.1%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
27.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgecrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgecrest?
Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest compare to Sparks overall?
Ridgecrest scores 1.0 points lower than Sparks overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,405 vs $1,716.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgecrest?
Average gross rent in Ridgecrest is $2,405/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgecrest residents are renters?
11% of Ridgecrest households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Sparks). The neighborhood has 5,161 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgecrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgecrest sits in the 12th 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 Ridgecrest for landlords?
Ridgecrest 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 Sparks as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgecrest?
Ridgecrest has 4,985 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Hispanic / Latino (21.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
