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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Vista Encantada Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque

Tract 35001000122 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 4,765 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 4.5/10, tract 35001000122 in the Vista Encantada area of Albuquerque, NM reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,765. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.8/10.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 27% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,943
Renter share43.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$58,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Vista Encantada
High
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#71 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
Moderate
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#76 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#231 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region

Centroid at 35.1092, -106.5599 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vista Encantada scores 4.5

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
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,509 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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.
Vista Encantada risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0001224.3Albuquerqueparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

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)

  • 200Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 2.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2005)
  • 10Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 35001000122
Filings dropped 47% over the past 15 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 79Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.94×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vista Encantada

At $1,509 a month, rents run 32% over what the rest of Albuquerque commands. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Against Bernalillo County at 43.9%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10.

Court records carry 200 eviction filings across 15 observed years. The voucher gap is 13.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Filings peaked in 2005 at 5.3% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.2/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 35001000122

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001000122?

Census tract 35001000122 in the Vista Encantada neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 35001000122?

Median gross rent is $1,509/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 35001000122?

13.5% of residents in tract 35001000122 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,765.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 35001000122?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 24th, minority 72th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 35001000122 considered part of Vista Encantada?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001000122 fall within Vista Encantada (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001000122?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001000122 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.79% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 35001000122 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.94× 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 35001000122 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 35001000122 compare to Albuquerque overall?

Tract 35001000122 scores 4.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.3/10. 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.

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