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Pearl Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Pearl City

Tract 15003008010 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,520 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Eviction risk in Pearl Highlands in Pearl City centers on tract 15003008010, which scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,520 residents. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,904 monthly, set against $138,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units688

Renter share11.3%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$138,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pearl City and the region

Centroid at 21.4064, -157.9680 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pearl Highlands scores 2.5

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

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,904 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

6%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

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.

8.6%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pearl Highlands

The score leans hardest on 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 below the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and below the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% 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 15003008010

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008010?

Census tract 15003008010 in the Pearl Highlands neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 15003008010?

Median gross rent is $1,904/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008010?

5.3% of residents in tract 15003008010 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,520.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008010?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 89th, minority 95th, housing 39th.

Is tract 15003008010 considered part of Pearl Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008010 fall within Pearl Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003008010 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003008010 compare to Pearl City overall?

Tract 15003008010 scores 2.5/10, 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.