Neighborhood · Albuquerque, NM

Candlelight Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 11,150 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 3.3–5.6

Candlelight Park spans 4 census tracts of Albuquerque, NM and houses 11,150 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Albuquerque rate of 31.4%.

Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.3 to 5.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Filings are well documented here: 2,975 across 4 observed tracts.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 40.0% of renter households. That places it #19 of 40 neighborhoods in Albuquerque.

Judgments average 5.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $1,194, close to the Albuquerque average.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $66,341. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.5 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

4.5

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Candlelight Park vs Albuquerque How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

55.8% +78%

Albuquerque: 31.4%

Average gross rent

$1,194 +4%

Albuquerque: $1,145

Average HH income

$66,341 +1%

Albuquerque: $65,604

Poverty rate

15.4% -4%

Albuquerque: 16.0%

Renter share

35.2% -8%

Albuquerque: 38.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Candlelight Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.3–5.6

Why Candlelight Park scores 4.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts

6.2

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Rent control risk

56% of income on rent · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

35% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Economic stress

15.4% below poverty line · Range 2.1–5.8 across tracts

3.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–7.2 across tracts

4.0

Risk score comparison

Candlelight Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Candlelight Park?

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 2.3 points from 3.3 to 5.6. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.6 4.6 4.1 3.3

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

Census tracts

4 tracts in Candlelight Park

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
35001000120	5.6	2,757	74%	$1,168
35001000110	4.6	3,811	56%	$992
35001000117	4.1	2,199	58%	$1,630
35001000109	3.3	2,383	32%	$1,147

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 54

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile

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

Household characteristics 56%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 38%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Candlelight Park

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,975Total filings (sum)
12.42%Avg annual filing rate
40.0%Peak year (2014)
18.84%Latest filed (2014)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

918Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.88×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 Candlelight Park

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

12.7%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
30.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Candlelight Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Candlelight Park?

Candlelight Park scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Candlelight Park compare to Albuquerque overall?

Candlelight Park scores 0.2 points higher than Albuquerque overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,194 vs $1,145.

What is the average rent in Candlelight Park?

Average gross rent in Candlelight Park is $1,194/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Candlelight Park residents are renters?

35% of Candlelight Park households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Albuquerque). The neighborhood has 11,150 residents.

Is Candlelight Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Candlelight Park sits in the 54th 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 Candlelight Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Candlelight Park is census tract 35001000120 (score 5.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 5.6, a spread of 2.3 points.

How safe is Candlelight Park for landlords?

Candlelight Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Candlelight Park?

Candlelight Park has 10,324 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.5%), Hispanic / Latino (31.7%), Other / Multiracial (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Candlelight Park

4.6 La Reina de Los Altos 2 tracts · pop 6,239 3.7 Mesa Village 2 tracts · pop 9,998 3.3 Tanoan 8 tracts · pop 32,920 3.8 Eldorado Heights 2 tracts · pop 7,852 4 Vista Encantada 6 tracts · pop 17,404 3.4 Holiday Park 2 tracts · pop 6,461

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Albuquerque

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Candlelight Park.

4.4 Pueblo Alto 4 tracts · pop 13,493 4.6 Nob Hill 5 tracts · pop 13,258 4.6 Sandia Vista 1 tracts · pop 3,540 4.6 La Reina de Los Altos 2 tracts · pop 6,239 4.3 Journal Center 4 tracts · pop 17,798 4.8 Old Town 1 tracts · pop 3,865

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