Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Helena Eviction Risk: Lower , Tempe
Tract 04013319908 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 2,424 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 04013319908 sits in the Helena area of Tempe eviction risk, AZ, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. Population here is 2,424. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units994
Renter share49.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$93,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
28
th percentile
Low
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tempe and the region
Centroid at 33.3534, -111.9342 · click any tract to drill in
Why Helena scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tempe
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,665 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tempe
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tempe
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tempe
4.5
How Helena compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 98Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2004)
- 20Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Helena. 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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Helena
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.2/10.
13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 98 evictions over 5 years of observation.
SNAP participation runs 8.2% against 15.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2004 at 5.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.7% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10. Of its three components the household composition 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.
Average gross rent is $1,665, close to the Tempe average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 04013319908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013319908?
Census tract 04013319908 in the Helena 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 04013319908?
Median gross rent is $1,665/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 04013319908?
8.6% of residents in tract 04013319908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,424.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 04013319908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 13th, minority 76th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 04013319908 considered part of Helena?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013319908 fall within Helena (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013319908?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013319908 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.66% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 04013319908 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 04013319908 compare to Tempe overall?
Tract 04013319908 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Tempe at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tempe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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