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Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Arenal Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque

Tract 35001004734 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 6,873 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

35001004734 is a census tract in the Arenal area of Albuquerque, NM. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,873. 49% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 4% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,118
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate24.6%
Median income$55,820

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Arenal
Very High
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#34 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region

Centroid at 35.0483, -106.7205 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arenal scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Albuquerque
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
24.6% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,044 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Albuquerque
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.0

How Arenal compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Arenal risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.7This tracttract 0047344.3Albuquerqueparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,163Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 41.50%Avg annual filing rate
  • 130.4%Peak (2000)
  • 73Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 35001004734
Filings dropped 46% over the past 15 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 180Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.52×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Albuquerque, NM as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Arenal. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arenal

Against Bernalillo County at 43.9%, 74% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.8/10. Housing insecurity runs 27.1% against 14.2% nationally.

It sits 1.4 points above the Bernalillo County average of 4.3. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.8/10. SNAP participation runs 24.3% against 15.2% nationally.

Court records carry 1,163 eviction filings across 15 observed years. On the high side, local political climate reads 7/10.

Filings peaked in 2000 at 130.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,044, 9% below the Albuquerque average.

In a typical year about 41.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 35001004734

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001004734?

Census tract 35001004734 in the Arenal neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 35001004734?

Median gross rent is $1,044/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 35001004734?

24.6% of residents in tract 35001004734 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,873.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 35001004734?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 83th, minority 95th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 35001004734 considered part of Arenal?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001004734 fall within Arenal (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001004734?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,163 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001004734 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 41.50% of renter households, peaking at 130.4% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 35001004734 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.52× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8

What share of households in tract 35001004734 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 15.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 35001004734 compare to Albuquerque overall?

Tract 35001004734 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albuquerque eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Albuquerque

Top eight tracts in Albuquerque ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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