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Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

University Heights/Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Flagstaff

Tract 04005001101 · Coconino, AZ · pop 5,222 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 04005001101 covers part of the University Heights/Highlands area of Flagstaff, AZ, and scores 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. 58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Coconino County average of 40.0%.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 20% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,293
Renter share46.1%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$71,319

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University Heights/Highlands
Moderate
Within parent city
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 18 tracts In Flagstaff
Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 39 tracts In Coconino
Moderate
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#670 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Flagstaff and the region

Centroid at 35.1704, -111.6829 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Heights/Highlands scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Flagstaff
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,675 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Flagstaff
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Flagstaff
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Flagstaff
5.5

How University Heights/Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Heights/Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 001101Flagstaff: 4.54.5Flagstaffparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 38Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.7%Peak (2004)
  • 38Filings in 2004 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Heights/Highlands

30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The dominant input is local political climate at 8/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.2/10.

SNAP participation runs 5.9% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.1% against 17.8% nationally.

The filing record is not thin: 38 evictions over 1 years of observation. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.9/10.

Filings peaked in 2004 at 4.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.7% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Coconino County average of 4.0 closely.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 04005001101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04005001101?

Census tract 04005001101 in the University Heights/Highlands neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 average rent in tract 04005001101?

Median gross rent is $1,675/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04005001101?

11.6% of residents in tract 04005001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,222.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04005001101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 3th, minority 52th, housing 72th.
Q5

Is tract 04005001101 considered part of University Heights/Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04005001101 fall within University Heights/Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04005001101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 04005001101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.70% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04005001101 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04005001101 compare to Flagstaff overall?

Tract 04005001101 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Flagstaff at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Flagstaff eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Flagstaff

Top eight tracts in Flagstaff ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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