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Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Sun City West Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 04013040522 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 4,116 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Sun City West

04013040522 is a census tract in Sun City West, AZ. It scores 4/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,116. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,686
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$61,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Sun City West
Elevated
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#341 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Elevated
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#627 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Elevated
National
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#48,956 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sun City West and the region

Centroid at 33.6875, -112.3771 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sun City West scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sun City West
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,223 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sun City West
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sun City West
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sun City West
6.6

How Sun City West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sun City West risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 040522Sun City West: 3.73.7Sun City Westparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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)

  • 1Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2001)
  • 1Filings in 2001 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040130405222001: 1 filings (2.57/100 renter HHs)2002: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 5 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sun City West

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.3/10.

Average gross rent is $1,223, 27% below the Sun City West average. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation runs 3.7% against 15.2% nationally.

Court records carry 1 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 1.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2001, when 2.6% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 2.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for roughly one in two of renters.

It tracks the Maricopa County average of 3.7 closely.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013040522

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013040522?

Census tract 04013040522 in Sun City West scores 4/10 (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 average rent in tract 04013040522?

Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013040522?

7.3% of residents in tract 04013040522 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,116.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013040522?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 39th, minority 5th, housing 40th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013040522?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 04013040522 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.57% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 04013040522 struggle to pay rent?

About 2.6% 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. 1.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 04013040522 compare to Sun City West overall?

Tract 04013040522 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Sun City West at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sun City West eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sun City West

Top eight tracts in Sun City West ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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