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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

The Arts District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urban Honolulu

Tract 15003004900 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,776 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 15003004900 in the The Arts District area of Urban Honolulu, HI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,776 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 24% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,067
Renter share58.7%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$82,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 16 tracts In The Arts District
Low
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#76 of 132 tracts In Urban Honolulu
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#106 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#123 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.3258, -157.8585 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Arts District scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Urban Honolulu
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,734 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Urban Honolulu
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Urban Honolulu
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Urban Honolulu
6.6

How The Arts District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
The Arts District risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.8This tracttract 0049006.6Urban Honoluluparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Arts District. 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 The Arts District

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.

Against Honolulu County at 50.9%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 0.8 points above the Honolulu County average of 6.0.

Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10.

Statewide the HI average is 5.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent is $1,734, close to the Urban Honolulu 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 15003004900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003004900?

Census tract 15003004900 in the The Arts District neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 15003004900?

Median gross rent is $1,734/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003004900?

5.2% of residents in tract 15003004900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,776.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003004900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 87th, minority 95th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 15003004900 considered part of The Arts District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003004900 fall within The Arts District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003004900 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003004900 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003004900 scores 6.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Urban Honolulu at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Urban Honolulu eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Urban Honolulu

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

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