1 census tracts · pop 2,147 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Scales Place is a one-tract neighborhood of Oklahoma City, OK and houses 2,147 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 74% against 29.5% citywide, putting Scales Place 44.0% over its own city.
SNAP participation is 51.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 48.3% of adults, 30.5 points above the national rate. 32% 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.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.4/10.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2/10. At $927 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of Oklahoma City commands. Among the 38 mapped neighborhoods of Oklahoma City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Hares Lincoln Boulevard and Patrick Moore score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $36,143.
64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Scales Place vs Oklahoma CityHow 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 & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Scales Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.1%Housing insecurity
29.7%Utility shutoff threat
48.3%Food insecurity
51.3%SNAP enrollment
18.1%No health insurance
56.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Scales Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Scales Place?
Scales Place scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Scales Place compare to Oklahoma City overall?
Scales Place scores 1.4 points higher than Oklahoma City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 74% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $927 vs $1,130.
Q3
What is the average rent in Scales Place?
Average gross rent in Scales Place is $927/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Scales Place residents are renters?
64% of Scales Place households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Oklahoma City). The neighborhood has 2,147 residents.
Q5
Is Scales Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Scales Place sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Scales Place for landlords?
Scales Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Oklahoma City as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Scales Place?
Scales Place has 2,098 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.