Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Moon Valley Canyon Eviction Risk: Lower , Phoenix
Tract 04013103604 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 4,441 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
04013103604 is a census tract in the Moon Valley Canyon area of Phoenix, AZ. It scores 3.8/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 43%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,852
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$82,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Phoenix and the region
Centroid at 33.6354, -112.0867 · click any tract to drill in
Why Moon Valley Canyon scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Phoenix
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,786 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Phoenix
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Phoenix
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Phoenix
3.0
How Moon Valley Canyon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
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)
- 455Total filings over 5 yrs
- 18.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.7%Peak (2003)
- 60Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 30% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Moon Valley Canyon. 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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.6%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 13.3%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Moon Valley Canyon
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10.
56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Maricopa County average of 46.0%. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.2/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 455 filings here across 5 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,786, 13% above the Phoenix average.
Filings peaked in 2003 at 22.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 18.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 8.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
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 04013103604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013103604?
Census tract 04013103604 in the Moon Valley Canyon neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 04013103604?
Median gross rent is $1,786/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 04013103604?
11.9% of residents in tract 04013103604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,441.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 04013103604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 83th, minority 62th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 04013103604 considered part of Moon Valley Canyon?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013103604 fall within Moon Valley Canyon (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013103604?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 455 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013103604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.19% of renter households, peaking at 22.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 04013103604 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 04013103604 compare to Phoenix overall?
Tract 04013103604 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Phoenix at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phoenix eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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