1 census tracts · pop 3,540 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Sandia Vista is a one-tract neighborhood of Albuquerque, NM, population 3,540. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. Against a Albuquerque baseline of 31.4%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 730 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 20.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.0% in 2014, is well off that peak. Among the 40 mapped neighborhoods of Albuquerque, it ranks #16 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, La Reina de Los Altos and Nob Hill score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,162, close to the Albuquerque average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $60,089. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sandia Vista vs AlbuquerqueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sandia Vista
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
730Total filings (sum)
12.31%Avg annual filing rate
20.7%Peak year (2008)
4.99%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
366Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.56×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque, NM).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sandia Vista
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.4%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
14.2%No health insurance
32.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sandia Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sandia Vista?
Sandia Vista scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Sandia Vista compare to Albuquerque overall?
Sandia Vista scores 0.3 points higher than Albuquerque overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,162 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sandia Vista?
Average gross rent in Sandia Vista is $1,162/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sandia Vista residents are renters?
44% of Sandia Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Albuquerque). The neighborhood has 3,540 residents.
Q5
Is Sandia Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Sandia Vista sits in the 77th 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
How safe is Sandia Vista for landlords?
Sandia Vista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sandia Vista?
Sandia Vista has 3,694 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (37.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
