Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Vista Encantada Eviction Risk: Lower , Albuquerque
Tract 35001000206 ·
Bernalillo County, NM · pop 3,363 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is the Vista Encantada area of Albuquerque for landlords? Census tract 35001000206 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,650 a month against an average household income of $71,483 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 24%Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,294
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$71,483
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
20th percentile
#5 of 6 tracts In Vista Encantada
Low
Within parent city
31th percentile
#103 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
Low
Within county
34th percentile
#116 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 35.1204, -106.5776 · 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
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,650 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
80%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
17%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)
160Total filings over 15 yrs
10.85%Avg annual filing rate
33.9%Peak (2007)
4Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2014
Filings dropped 71% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
41Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly (observed)
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.28×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near 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.
14.5%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vista Encantada
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 Albuquerque eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Bernalillo County average of 6.1 and in line with the New Mexico statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 47th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 160 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 10.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 33.9% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 35001000206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001000206?
Census tract 35001000206 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 35001000206?
Median gross rent is $1,650/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001000206?
8.7% of residents in tract 35001000206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001000206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 17th, minority 66th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 35001000206 considered part of Vista Encantada?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001000206 fall within Vista Encantada (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001000206?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 160 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001000206 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.85% of renter households, peaking at 33.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001000206 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 35001000206 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001000206 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001000206 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
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