Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Pearl Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Pearl City

Tract 15003008011 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,670 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Pearl Highlands area of Pearl City is where census tract 15003008011 sits, home to 2,670 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 3.6/10. It lands near the 7th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,217 a month while the average household earns $125,735 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 15% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units812

Renter share18.3%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate3.7%

Median income$125,735

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pearl City and the region

Centroid at 21.4113, -157.9706 · 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

3.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,217 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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

10%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
11.6%Frequent mental distress
28.3%Any disability

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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% 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 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003008011

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003008011?

Census tract 15003008011 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 15003008011?

Median gross rent is $1,217/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003008011?

3.7% of residents in tract 15003008011 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,670.

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003008011?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 61th, minority 94th, housing 48th.

Is tract 15003008011 considered part of Pearl Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003008011 fall within Pearl Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 15003008011 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 15003008011 compare to Pearl City overall?

Tract 15003008011 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.