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Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Bentonville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 05007020903 · Benton County, AR · pop 4,893 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Bentonville

05007020903 is a census tract in Bentonville, AR. It scores 3.4/10 for landlords. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 33% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,953
Renter share46.9%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$98,979

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 10 tracts In Bentonville
Elevated
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#28 of 57 tracts In Benton County
Moderate
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#428 of 823 tracts In Arkansas
Moderate
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#59,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bentonville and the region

Centroid at 36.3627, -94.2606 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bentonville scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bentonville
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Arkansas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,377 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bentonville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bentonville
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bentonville
2.0

How Bentonville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bentonville risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.4This tracttract 0209033.2Bentonvilleparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Bentonville

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.4/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

The voucher gap is 23.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally.

That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.8/10. Against average income of $98,979, annual rent is just 17%.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 29% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Benton County average of 3.6 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,377, close to the Bentonville average. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 05007020903

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05007020903?

Census tract 05007020903 in Bentonville scores 3.4/10 (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 05007020903?

Median gross rent is $1,377/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 05007020903?

11.5% of residents in tract 05007020903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,893.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 05007020903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 9th, minority 56th, housing 22th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 05007020903 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.0% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 05007020903 compare to Bentonville overall?

Tract 05007020903 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Bentonville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bentonville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bentonville

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

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