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Neighborhood · Santa Fe, NM

Arroyo en Medio Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,181 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 4.2–4.2

Arroyo en Medio takes in 2 census tracts of Santa Fe, NM and houses 6,181 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Cost burden runs 36% against 31.3% citywide, putting Arroyo en Medio 4.4% over its own city.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. That places it #7 of 9 neighborhoods in Santa Fe. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $1,514, close to the Santa Fe average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $82,921.

48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 4.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Arroyo en Medio vs Santa Fe How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.7% +14%
Santa Fe: 31.3%
Average gross rent
$1,514 +3%
Santa Fe: $1,463
Average HH income
$82,921 +18%
Santa Fe: $70,110
Poverty rate
10.5% -24%
Santa Fe: 13.9%
Renter share
48.4% +33%
Santa Fe: 36.4%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Arroyo en Medio and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.2–4.2

Why Arroyo en Medio scores 4.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts
7.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
36% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
10.5% below poverty line · Range 2.0–3.1 across tracts
2.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–5.1 across tracts
4.3
Risk score comparison

Arroyo en Medio vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Arroyo en Medio score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Arroyo en Medio: 4.24.2Arroyo en MedioNeighborhoodParent city: 4.64.6Parent cityhost cityState: 4.14.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Arroyo en Medio

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
35049001102 4.2 3,572 39% $1,641
35049001105 4.2 2,609 31% $1,339
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 44%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 50%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arroyo en Medio

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Arroyo en Medio

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Arroyo en Medio?

Arroyo en Medio scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 Arroyo en Medio compare to Santa Fe overall?

Arroyo en Medio scores 0.4 points lower than Santa Fe overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,514 vs $1,463.
Q3

What is the average rent in Arroyo en Medio?

Average gross rent in Arroyo en Medio is $1,514/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Arroyo en Medio residents are renters?

48% of Arroyo en Medio households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Santa Fe). The neighborhood has 6,181 residents.
Q5

Is Arroyo en Medio a high social-vulnerability area?

Arroyo en Medio sits in the 55th 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 Arroyo en Medio have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Arroyo en Medio is census tract 35049001102 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Arroyo en Medio for landlords?

Arroyo en Medio carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Santa Fe as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Arroyo en Medio?

Arroyo en Medio has 6,242 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.4%), Hispanic / Latino (35.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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