Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Candlelight Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque
Tract 35001000120 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 2,757 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Here is how census tract 35001000120, in the Candlelight Park area of Albuquerque eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.6/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,757. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,168 monthly, set against $52,179 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,007
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$52,179
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.1199, -106.5421 · click any tract to drill in
Why Candlelight Park scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,168 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Candlelight Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
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)
- 599Total filings over 15 yrs
- 7.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.0%Peak (2005)
- 25Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 132Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.57×Ratio to 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 Candlelight Park. 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.
- 15.4%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.1%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Candlelight Park
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Albuquerque eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bernalillo County average of 6.1 and above the New Mexico statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.57x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 35001000120
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001000120?
Census tract 35001000120 in the Candlelight Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 35001000120?
Median gross rent is $1,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001000120?
23.3% of residents in tract 35001000120 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,757.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001000120?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 24th, minority 75th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 35001000120 considered part of Candlelight Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001000120 fall within Candlelight Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001000120?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 599 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001000120 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.68% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001000120 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.57× 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 35001000120 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.4% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001000120 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001000120 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.2/10. 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.
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