Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Central Bench Eviction Risk: Moderate , Boise City

Tract 16001001402 · Ada County, ID · pop 3,055 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 16001001402 belongs to Central Bench in Boise City, Idaho. It is home to 3,055 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 18% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,221 a month against an average household income of $50,599 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 27% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,513

Renter share61.5%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate16.7%

Median income$50,599

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Boise City and the region

Centroid at 43.5944, -116.2448 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Bench scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Boise City

5.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Idaho legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

16.7% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,221 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Boise City

1.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Boise City

2.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Boise City

1.9

How Central Bench compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

71%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central Bench. 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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
12.1%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
38.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Bench

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Boise City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ada County average of 3.9 and in line with the Idaho statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 16001001402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 16001001402?

Census tract 16001001402 in the Central Bench neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 16001001402?

Median gross rent is $1,221/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 16001001402?

16.7% of residents in tract 16001001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,055.

How socially vulnerable is tract 16001001402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 71th, minority 29th, housing 68th.

Is tract 16001001402 considered part of Central Bench?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 16001001402 fall within Central Bench (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 16001001402 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 16001001402 compare to Boise City overall?

Tract 16001001402 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Boise City at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boise 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 Boise City

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