Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Rio Rancho Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 35043010721 · Sandoval County, NM · pop 4,591

35043010721 is a census tract in Rio Rancho, NM. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 17% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units2,120

Renter share28.5%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$66,495

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rio Rancho and the region

Centroid at 35.2947, -106.7066 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rio Rancho scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rio Rancho

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

New Mexico legislature & governorship

3.9

Economic stress

10.7% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,706 rent vs county FMR

7.8

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: 34

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

54%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

15.9%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
30.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rio Rancho

The voucher gap is 28.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is supply constraint at 7.8/10.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,706, 13% above the Rio Rancho average.

Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Sandoval County average of 3.8 closely.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $66,495. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 35043010721

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35043010721?

Census tract 35043010721 in Rio Rancho scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 35043010721?

Median gross rent is $1,706/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 35043010721?

10.7% of residents in tract 35043010721 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,591.

How socially vulnerable is tract 35043010721?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 40th, minority 73th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 35043010721 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.9% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 35043010721 compare to Rio Rancho overall?

Tract 35043010721 scores 4.2/10, 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.