Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Mesa Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque
Tract 35001000121 ·
Bernalillo County, NM · pop 5,217 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 35001000121 in the Mesa Village area of Albuquerque ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,217 residents. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $916 a month while the average household earns $55,807 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 26%Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units2,495
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$55,807
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Mesa Village
Very High
Within parent city
49th percentile
#77 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
Moderate
Within county
53th percentile
#84 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Moderate
Within state
44th percentile
#344 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.1091, -106.5420 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mesa Village scores 4.4
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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$916 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Mesa Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
75%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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)
885Total filings over 15 yrs
4.40%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak (2000)
45Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2014
Filings dropped 46% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
278Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly (observed)
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.80×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 Mesa Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.2%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
33.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mesa Village
What moves this score most 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 885 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.7% of renter households in 2000.
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 35001000121
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001000121?
Census tract 35001000121 in the Mesa Village neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 35001000121?
Median gross rent is $916/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001000121?
12.4% of residents in tract 35001000121 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,217.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001000121?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 59th, minority 66th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 35001000121 considered part of Mesa Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001000121 fall within Mesa Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001000121?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 885 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001000121 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.40% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001000121 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.80× 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 35001000121 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001000121 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001000121 scores 4.4/10, right in line with 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
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