Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Rio Rancho Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 35001940602 ·
Bernalillo County, NM · pop 1,820 · 4% of tract blocks fall in Rio Rancho
With a score of 5/10, tract 35001940602 in Rio Rancho, NM reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,820 residents. Food insecurity runs 45.6% against 17.8% nationally.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%Stable renters 15%Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units575
Renter share14.8%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate38.2%
Median income$39,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 20 tracts In Rio Rancho
Very High
Within county
70th percentile
#54 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Elevated
Within state
76th percentile
#147 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
High
National
61th percentile
#32,842 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rio Rancho and the region
Centroid at 35.1038, -106.9757 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rio Rancho scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rio Rancho
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
38.2% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rio Rancho
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rio Rancho
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rio Rancho
3.5
How Rio Rancho compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
92%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
5Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly (observed)
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.10×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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.
32.2%Housing insecurity
26.5%Utility-shutoff threat
45.6%Food insecurity
44.5%SNAP enrollment
25.8%Transit barriers
16.4%No health insurance
25.2%Frequent mental distress
49.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rio Rancho
What pushes it up most is economic stress at 9.5/10. The poverty rate is 38%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.8/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 26.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10.
Against the Bernalillo County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.5/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 35001940602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001940602?
Census tract 35001940602 in Rio Rancho scores 5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 35001940602?
38.2% of residents in tract 35001940602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,820.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001940602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 75th, minority 94th, housing 92th.
Q4
Did eviction filings in tract 35001940602 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.10× 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.
Q5
What share of households in tract 35001940602 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.2% 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. 26.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 35001940602 compare to Rio Rancho overall?
Tract 35001940602 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Rio Rancho at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rio Rancho eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rio Rancho
Top eight tracts in Rio Rancho ranked by composite eviction-risk score.