Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

The Arts District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Urban Honolulu

Tract 15003005700 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,869 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 15003005700 (the The Arts District neighborhood of Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,357 a month while the average household earns $49,967 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 84% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 37% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units1,039

Renter share84.4%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate30.5%

Median income$49,967

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Urban Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.3087, -157.8762 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Arts District scores 6.2

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

30.5% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,357 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

82%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation

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.

16.0%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
28.6%Food insecurity
21.9%SNAP enrollment
10.7%Transit barriers
7.5%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Arts District

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Urban Honolulu eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and above the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 96th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 15003005700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003005700?

Census tract 15003005700 in the The Arts District neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 15003005700?

Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003005700?

30.5% of residents in tract 15003005700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,869.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003005700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 66th, minority 90th, housing 100th.

Is tract 15003005700 considered part of The Arts District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003005700 fall within The Arts District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003005700 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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.

How does tract 15003005700 compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003005700 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Urban Honolulu at 5.3/10. 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.