Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
La Cuesta Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque
Tract 35001000712 ·
Bernalillo County, NM · pop 4,052 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 35001000712, home to 4,052 residents in the La Cuesta neighborhood of Albuquerque, scores 6.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $989 monthly, set against $46,832 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 20%Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,773
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate29.1%
Median income$46,832
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In La Cuesta
Elevated
Within parent city
84th percentile
#25 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
High
Within county
86th percentile
#26 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
High
Within state
77th percentile
#139 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.0786, -106.5013 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Cuesta scores 5.8
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
29.1% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$989 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 La Cuesta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
56%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
38%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)
2,735Total filings over 15 yrs
21.86%Avg annual filing rate
31.7%Peak (2009)
109Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2014
Filings dropped 44% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
751Total filings 2020-21
9.8Avg monthly (observed)
13.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×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.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
20.4%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
26.1%Food insecurity
23.4%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
16.0%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Cuesta
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 above 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.74x 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 35001000712
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001000712?
Census tract 35001000712 in the La Cuesta neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 35001000712?
Median gross rent is $989/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001000712?
29.1% of residents in tract 35001000712 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001000712?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 77th, minority 73th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 35001000712 considered part of La Cuesta?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001000712 fall within La Cuesta (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001000712?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,735 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001000712 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.86% of renter households, peaking at 31.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001000712 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.74× 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 35001000712 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.4% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001000712 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001000712 scores 5.8/10, higher 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.
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