5 census tracts · pop 18,029 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 3–5.7
Arenal spans 5 census tracts of Albuquerque, NM, population 18,029. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 31.4% citywide, putting Arenal 19.3% over its own city.
31% 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 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.7, a 2.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 1,702 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.
14.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 130.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,036, 10% below the Albuquerque average of $1,145.
The most recent observed rate, 11.6% in 2014, is well off that peak. Among the 40 mapped neighborhoods of Albuquerque, it ranks #15 by risk, the middle third. Only 17% 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.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Arenal vs AlbuquerqueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Arenal
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,702Total filings (sum)
21.15%Avg annual filing rate
130.4%Peak year (2009)
14.67%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
346Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque, NM).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arenal
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.8%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
22.6%SNAP enrollment
25.5%No health insurance
35.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arenal
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arenal?
Arenal scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Arenal compare to Albuquerque overall?
Arenal scores 0.6 points higher than Albuquerque overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,036 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arenal?
Average gross rent in Arenal is $1,036/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arenal residents are renters?
17% of Arenal households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Albuquerque). The neighborhood has 18,029 residents.
Q5
Is Arenal a high social-vulnerability area?
Arenal sits in the 75th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Arenal have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Arenal is census tract 35001004734 (score 5.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.7, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Arenal for landlords?
Arenal carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Albuquerque as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Arenal?
Arenal has 17,236 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (86.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
