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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

Cactus Eviction Risk: Lower , Phoenix

Tract 04013103702 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 3,519 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

04013103702 is a census tract in the Cactus area of Phoenix, AZ. It scores 3.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,519. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 25% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,624
Renter share46.9%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$88,526

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Cactus
Moderate
Within parent city
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#259 of 379 tracts In Phoenix
Low
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#514 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Moderate
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#944 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phoenix and the region

Centroid at 33.5942, -112.0556 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cactus scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,748 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Cactus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cactus risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 103702Phoenix: 3.63.6Phoenixparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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)

  • 427Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 7.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.4%Peak (2004)
  • 67Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040131037022001: 71 filings (6.45/100 renter HHs)2002: 86 filings (7.81/100 renter HHs)2003: 89 filings (8.09/100 renter HHs)2004: 114 filings (10.36/100 renter HHs)2005: 67 filings (6.70/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cactus. 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 Cactus

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

The filing record is not thin: 427 evictions over 5 years of observation. SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,748, 10% above the Phoenix average. Filings peaked in 2004 at 10.4% of renter households.

In a typical year about 7.9% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 27th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.8/10. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 04013103702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013103702?

Census tract 04013103702 in the Cactus neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 04013103702?

Median gross rent is $1,748/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013103702?

8.2% of residents in tract 04013103702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,519.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013103702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 60th, minority 49th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 04013103702 considered part of Cactus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013103702 fall within Cactus (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013103702?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 427 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013103702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.88% of renter households, peaking at 10.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013103702 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013103702 compare to Phoenix overall?

Tract 04013103702 scores 3.3/10, lower than 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Phoenix

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

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