Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Vista Encantada Eviction Risk: Lower , Albuquerque
Tract 35001000118 ·
Bernalillo County, NM · pop 2,750 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
In Vista Encantada in Albuquerque, census tract 35001000118 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,116 a month while the average household earns $69,549 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 19%Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,101
Renter share44.2%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$69,549
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In Vista Encantada
Moderate
Within parent city
32th percentile
#102 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
Low
Within county
34th percentile
#117 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Low
Within state
29th percentile
#436 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.1269, -106.5597 · click any tract to drill in
Why Vista Encantada scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Albuquerque
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,116 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Albuquerque
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.0
How Vista Encantada compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
38%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
65%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,298Total filings over 15 yrs
16.84%Avg annual filing rate
37.4%Peak (2014)
181Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2014
Filings climbed 235% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
704Total filings 2020-21
9.1Avg monthly (observed)
12.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Albuquerque, NM as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Vista Encantada. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.5%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vista Encantada
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.5/10. 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 Albuquerque 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 Bernalillo County average of 6.1 and above the New Mexico statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.76x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 53rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 35001000118
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001000118?
Census tract 35001000118 in the Vista Encantada neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 35001000118?
Median gross rent is $1,116/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001000118?
8.4% of residents in tract 35001000118 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,750.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001000118?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 52th, minority 61th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 35001000118 considered part of Vista Encantada?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001000118 fall within Vista Encantada (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001000118?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,298 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001000118 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.84% of renter households, peaking at 37.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001000118 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 35001000118 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001000118 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001000118 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albuquerque eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Albuquerque
Top eight tracts in Albuquerque ranked by composite eviction-risk score.