6 census tracts · pop 17,404 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–5.3
Vista Encantada is a 6-tract neighborhood of Albuquerque, NM and houses 17,404 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Albuquerque baseline of 31.4%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.3, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Average gross rent is $1,382, 21% above the Albuquerque average of $1,145. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 3,960 across 6 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 44.3% of renter households. Among the 40 mapped neighborhoods of Albuquerque, it ranks #22 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $71,068.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 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
4.1
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Vista Encantada vs AlbuquerqueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Vista Encantada
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,960Total filings (sum)
10.15%Avg annual filing rate
44.3%Peak year (2014)
10.75%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,338Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.86×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 Vista Encantada
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Vista Encantada
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Vista Encantada?
Vista Encantada scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Vista Encantada compare to Albuquerque overall?
Vista Encantada scores 0.2 points lower than Albuquerque overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,382 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Vista Encantada?
Average gross rent in Vista Encantada is $1,382/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Vista Encantada residents are renters?
40% of Vista Encantada households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Albuquerque). The neighborhood has 17,404 residents.
Q5
Is Vista Encantada a high social-vulnerability area?
Vista Encantada sits in the 51st 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Vista Encantada have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Vista Encantada is census tract 35001000203 (score 5.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.3, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Vista Encantada for landlords?
Vista Encantada carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Vista Encantada?
Vista Encantada has 17,670 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.3%), Hispanic / Latino (39%), Other / Multiracial (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
