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Happy Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Wailuku

Tract 15009030902 · Maui County, HI · pop 3,167 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Here is how census tract 15009030902, in Happy Valley in Wailuku eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,167. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,953 monthly, set against $99,722 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 22% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,130
Renter share34.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$99,722

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Happy Valley
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Wailuku
Low
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 45 tracts In Maui County
Very Low
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#341 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wailuku and the region

Centroid at 20.9017, -156.4887 · click any tract to drill in

Why Happy Valley scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wailuku
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,953 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wailuku
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wailuku
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wailuku
5.5

How Happy Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Happy Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 030902Wailuku: 5.25.2Wailukuparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

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)

  • 5Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.0%Peak (2018)
  • 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Happy Valley. 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 Happy Valley

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Wailuku 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 Maui County average of 5.2 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 5 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2018.

The tract is multiracial or other-race and White and ranks around the 66th 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 15009030902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15009030902?

Census tract 15009030902 in the Happy Valley neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 15009030902?

Median gross rent is $1,953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15009030902?

7.6% of residents in tract 15009030902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,167.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15009030902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 59th, minority 85th, housing 86th.
Q5

Is tract 15009030902 considered part of Happy Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15009030902 fall within Happy Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 15009030902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 15009030902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.97% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 15009030902 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 15009030902 compare to Wailuku overall?

Tract 15009030902 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Wailuku at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wailuku eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wailuku

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

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