Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Vegas Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Las Vegas
Tract 32003003617 · Clark, NV · pop 2,172 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 32003003617 runs through Vegas Heights in North Las Vegas. With 2,172 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #18,984 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
82% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,522 monthly, set against $47,337 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units515
Renter share47.2%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$47,337
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Las Vegas and the region
Centroid at 36.2104, -115.1565 · click any tract to drill in
Why Vegas Heights scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Las Vegas
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Nevada legislature & governorship
3.7
Economic stress
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,522 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Las Vegas
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Las Vegas
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Las Vegas
4.0
How Vegas Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 90Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Las Vegas, NV as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Vegas Heights. 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.
- 33.3%Housing insecurity
- 21.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.4%Food insecurity
- 38.4%SNAP enrollment
- 20.6%Transit barriers
- 28.5%No health insurance
- 23.2%Frequent mental distress
- 43.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vegas Heights
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.7/10. 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 North Las Vegas 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 Clark County average of 6.0 and above the Nevada statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.92x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 32003003617
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32003003617?
Census tract 32003003617 in the Vegas Heights neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 32003003617?
Median gross rent is $1,522/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 32003003617?
22.8% of residents in tract 32003003617 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,172.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 32003003617?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 99th, minority 95th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 32003003617 considered part of Vegas Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 32003003617 fall within Vegas Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 32003003617 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.92× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas eviction risk, NV), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 32003003617 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.3% 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. 21.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 32003003617 compare to North Las Vegas overall?
Tract 32003003617 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of North Las Vegas at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Las Vegas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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