Neighborhood · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally
Pajarito Eviction Risk: Elevated , South Valley
Tract 35001004602 ·
Bernalillo County, NM · pop 3,879 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 35001004602 sits in the Pajarito neighborhood of South Valley, New Mexico. It has a population of 3,879 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 37% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,280/month against a median household income of $64,045 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 6%Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,500
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$64,045
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Pajarito
Very High
Within parent city
67th percentile
#4 of 10 tracts In South Valley
Elevated
Within county
43th percentile
#101 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Moderate
Within state
77th percentile
#139 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Valley and the region
Centroid at 34.9665, -106.6989 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pajarito scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Valley
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Valley
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Valley
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Valley
7.1
How Pajarito compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
50%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
142Total filings over 15 yrs
3.86%Avg annual filing rate
7.7%Peak (2000)
9Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 — 2014
Filings dropped 40% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
41Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly (observed)
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.71×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Albuquerque, NM as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
17.7%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
15.6%SNAP enrollment
10.6%Transit barriers
19.0%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 35001004602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001004602?
Census tract 35001004602 in the Pajarito neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 35001004602?
Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001004602?
13.0% of residents in tract 35001004602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,879.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001004602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 43th, minority 84th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 35001004602 considered part of Pajarito?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001004602 fall within Pajarito (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001004602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 142 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001004602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.86% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001004602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 35001004602 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.7% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001004602 compare to South Valley overall?
Tract 35001004602 scores 6.1/10 — lower than the parent city of South Valley at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Valley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Valley
Top eight tracts in South Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.