2 census tracts · pop 8,695 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.3–4
Pajarito takes in 2 census tracts of South Valley, NM and houses 8,695 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.6/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 26% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Court records carry 648 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
19.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2000 at 25.9% of renter households.
At $1,056 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of South Valley commands. The most recent observed rate, 5.1% in 2014, is well off that peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of South Valley, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third.
Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pajarito vs South ValleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pajarito
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
648Total filings (sum)
8.20%Avg annual filing rate
25.9%Peak year (2000)
5.20%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
72Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque, NM).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pajarito
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.4%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
19.3%No health insurance
32.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pajarito
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pajarito?
Pajarito scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Pajarito compare to South Valley overall?
Pajarito scores 0.4 points lower than South Valley overall (4/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,056 vs $954.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pajarito?
Average gross rent in Pajarito is $1,056/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pajarito residents are renters?
8% of Pajarito households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in South Valley). The neighborhood has 8,695 residents.
Q5
Is Pajarito a high social-vulnerability area?
Pajarito sits in the 72nd 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 Pajarito have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pajarito is census tract 35001004602 (score 4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Pajarito for landlords?
Pajarito carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South Valley as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pajarito?
Pajarito has 9,017 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (75.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
