Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Garfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 05007021404 · Benton County, AR · pop 4,090 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Garfield
Tract 05007021404 sits in Garfield, AR, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. It is home to 4,090 residents. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Benton County average of 30.1%.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,440
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$73,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Garfield and the region
Centroid at 36.4018, -94.0118 · click any tract to drill in
Why Garfield scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Garfield
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Arkansas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$915 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Garfield
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Garfield
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Garfield
2.2
How Garfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.5%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Garfield
The clearest offset is court filing pressure at 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.4/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 10% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $73,000, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Benton County average of 3.6 closely. Average gross rent is $915, close to the Garfield average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 05007021404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05007021404?
Census tract 05007021404 in Garfield 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 05007021404?
Median gross rent is $915/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 05007021404?
10.2% of residents in tract 05007021404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,090.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 05007021404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 80th, minority 63th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 05007021404 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.5% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 05007021404 compare to Garfield overall?
Tract 05007021404 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Garfield at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Garfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Garfield
Top eight tracts in Garfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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