Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Makawao Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 15009030403 · Maui County, HI · pop 3,687 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Makawao
Makawao in Maui County is where census tract 15009030403 sits, home to 3,687 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,794 a month while the average household earns $101,304 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,248
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$101,304
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Makawao and the region
Centroid at 20.8309, -156.2959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Makawao scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Makawao
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,794 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Makawao
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Makawao
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Makawao
4.9
How Makawao compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1Total filings over 1 yrs
- 0.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.3%Peak (2018)
- 1Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Makawao
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Makawao eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Maui County average of 5.2 and below the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 0.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.3% of renter households in 2018.
The tract is White and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 41st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 15009030403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15009030403?
Census tract 15009030403 in Makawao scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 15009030403?
Median gross rent is $1,794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15009030403?
6.2% of residents in tract 15009030403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,687.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15009030403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 60th, minority 71th, housing 80th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 15009030403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 15009030403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.28% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 15009030403 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15009030403 compare to Makawao overall?
Tract 15009030403 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Makawao at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Makawao eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Makawao
Top eight tracts in Makawao ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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