Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Makawao Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 15009030404 · Maui County, HI · pop 6,005 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Makawao
With a score of 4.6/10, tract 15009030404 in Makawao in Maui County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,005 residents. On the national scale it ranks #62,088 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,789 a month while the average household earns $85,428 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,977
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$85,428
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Makawao and the region
Centroid at 20.8781, -156.3389 · click any tract to drill in
Why Makawao scores 3.5
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
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,789 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 6Total filings over 1 yrs
- 0.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.8%Peak (2018)
- 6Filings 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Makawao
What moves this score most 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is multiracial or other-race and White and ranks around the 67th 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 15009030404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15009030404?
Census tract 15009030404 in Makawao scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 15009030404?
Median gross rent is $1,789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 15009030404?
12.3% of residents in tract 15009030404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,005.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 15009030404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 64th, minority 80th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 15009030404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 15009030404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.75% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 15009030404 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 15009030404 compare to Makawao overall?
Tract 15009030404 scores 3.5/10, 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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