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Pearl Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Pearl City

Tract 15003008009 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 3,102 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 4.8/10, tract 15003008009 in the Pearl Highlands neighborhood of Pearl City ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,102 residents. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,458 a month against an average household income of $59,615 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 22% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,300
Renter share51.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$59,615

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 10 tracts In Pearl Highlands
High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 17 tracts In Pearl City
Very High
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#98 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#121 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pearl City and the region

Centroid at 21.3992, -157.9744 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pearl Highlands scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pearl City
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,458 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pearl City
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pearl City
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pearl City
4.7

How Pearl Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pearl Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 008009Pearl City: 5.15.1Pearl Cityparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Pearl Highlands. 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 Pearl Highlands

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.3/10. 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 Pearl City 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 Honolulu County average of 5.1 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 79th 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 15003008009

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008009?

Census tract 15003008009 in the Pearl Highlands 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 15003008009?

Median gross rent is $1,458/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008009?

10.4% of residents in tract 15003008009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,102.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008009?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 88th, minority 86th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 15003008009 considered part of Pearl Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008009 fall within Pearl Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003008009 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003008009 compare to Pearl City overall?

Tract 15003008009 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Pearl City at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pearl City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pearl City

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

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