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Amberwood North Eviction Risk: Moderate , Phoenix

Tract 04013618200 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 4,014 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In the Amberwood North area of Phoenix, census tract 04013618200 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,615 monthly, set against $85,101 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 17% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,484
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$85,101

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Amberwood North
Moderate
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#204 of 379 tracts In Phoenix
Moderate
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#290 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#658 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phoenix and the region

Centroid at 33.6510, -112.1432 · click any tract to drill in

Why Amberwood North scores 4.1

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
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,615 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 Amberwood North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Amberwood North risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 618200Phoenix: 2.82.8Phoenixparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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)

  • 792Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 26.66%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.0%Peak (2003)
  • 155Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 040136182002001: 110 filings (17.66/100 renter HHs)2002: 173 filings (27.77/100 renter HHs)2003: 212 filings (34.03/100 renter HHs)2004: 142 filings (22.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 155 filings (31.06/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 41% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Amberwood North. 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 Amberwood North

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 4.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Phoenix eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Maricopa County average of 5.1 and above the Arizona statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 792 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 26.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 34.0% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013618200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013618200?

Census tract 04013618200 in the Amberwood North neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 04013618200?

Median gross rent is $1,615/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013618200?

14.3% of residents in tract 04013618200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,014.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013618200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 80th, minority 46th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 04013618200 considered part of Amberwood North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 04013618200 fall within Amberwood North (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 04013618200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 792 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 04013618200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.66% of renter households, peaking at 34.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 04013618200 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 04013618200 compare to Phoenix overall?

Tract 04013618200 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Phoenix at 2.8/10. 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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