Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Walton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 21015070606 · Boone County, KY · pop 5,583 · 53% of tract blocks fall in Walton
Walton in Boone County is where census tract 21015070606 sits, home to 5,583 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,021 monthly, set against $74,683 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,927
Renter share27.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$74,683
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walton and the region
Centroid at 38.9004, -84.6201 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walton scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walton
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,021 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walton
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walton
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walton
5.3
How Walton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walton
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.1/10. 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 Walton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Boone County average of 4.5 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 21015070606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21015070606?
Census tract 21015070606 in Walton scores 2.6/10 (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 21015070606?
Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 21015070606?
8.0% of residents in tract 21015070606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,583.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 21015070606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 38th, minority 19th, housing 41th.
Q5
How does tract 21015070606 compare to Walton overall?
Tract 21015070606 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Walton at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Walton
Top eight tracts in Walton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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