Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Central Bench Eviction Risk: Lower , Boise City

Tract 16001001900 · Ada County, ID · pop 5,282 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 16001001900, home to 5,282 residents in the Central Bench neighborhood of Boise City, scores 3.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 6% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,194 a month while the average household earns $72,191 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 23% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units2,222

Renter share34.5%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$72,191

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Boise City and the region

Centroid at 43.5924, -116.2678 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Bench scores 3

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

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,194 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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: 58

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

36%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
32.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Bench

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 2.9/10. 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 Boise City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 16001001900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 16001001900?

Census tract 16001001900 in the Central Bench neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 16001001900?

Median gross rent is $1,194/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 16001001900?

7.1% of residents in tract 16001001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,282.

How socially vulnerable is tract 16001001900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 70th, minority 38th, housing 79th.

Is tract 16001001900 considered part of Central Bench?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 16001001900 fall within Central Bench (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 16001001900 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 16001001900 compare to Boise City overall?

Tract 16001001900 scores 3/10, 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.