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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
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In La Cuesta
Elevated
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#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.
La Cuesta risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 000712Albuquerque: 4.24.2Albuquerqueparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.64.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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)

  • 2,735Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 21.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 31.7%Peak (2009)
  • 109Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 350010007122000: 195 filings (22.78/100 renter HHs)2001: 157 filings (18.34/100 renter HHs)2002: 109 filings (12.73/100 renter HHs)2003: 146 filings (17.06/100 renter HHs)2004: 148 filings (17.29/100 renter HHs)2005: 193 filings (23.20/100 renter HHs)2006: 189 filings (22.72/100 renter HHs)2007: 230 filings (27.64/100 renter HHs)2008: 235 filings (28.25/100 renter HHs)2009: 264 filings (31.73/100 renter HHs)2010: 248 filings (32.25/100 renter HHs)2011: 202 filings (24.05/100 renter HHs)2012: 162 filings (19.29/100 renter HHs)2013: 148 filings (17.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 109 filings (12.98/100 renter HHs)
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 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 21 filings (1.54× baseline)2020-02-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2020-03-01: 7 filings (0.55× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 5 filings (0.35× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (0.17× baseline)2020-07-01: 7 filings (0.54× baseline)2020-08-01: 8 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-09-01: 3 filings (0.16× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2020-11-01: 6 filings (0.38× baseline)2020-12-01: 2 filings (0.23× baseline)2021-01-01: 11 filings (0.80× baseline)2021-02-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2021-03-01: 3 filings (0.24× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.08× baseline)2021-05-01: 6 filings (0.42× baseline)2021-06-01: 5 filings (0.28× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (0.38× baseline)2021-08-01: 9 filings (0.68× baseline)2021-09-01: 8 filings (0.41× baseline)2021-10-01: 6 filings (0.39× baseline)2021-11-01: 6 filings (0.38× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.12× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (0.37× baseline)2022-02-01: 7 filings (0.54× baseline)2022-03-01: 6 filings (0.47× baseline)2022-04-01: 6 filings (0.46× baseline)2022-05-01: 4 filings (0.28× baseline)2022-06-01: 16 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-07-01: 7 filings (0.54× baseline)2022-08-01: 8 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-09-01: 6 filings (0.31× baseline)2022-10-01: 12 filings (0.78× baseline)2022-11-01: 13 filings (0.83× baseline)2022-12-01: 17 filings (1.96× baseline)2023-01-01: 11 filings (0.80× baseline)2023-02-01: 16 filings (1.23× baseline)2023-03-01: 9 filings (0.71× baseline)2023-04-01: 9 filings (0.69× baseline)2023-05-01: 15 filings (1.05× baseline)2023-06-01: 12 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-07-01: 10 filings (0.77× baseline)2023-08-01: 13 filings (0.98× baseline)2023-09-01: 12 filings (0.62× baseline)2023-10-01: 7 filings (0.46× baseline)2023-11-01: 5 filings (0.32× baseline)2023-12-01: 8 filings (0.92× baseline)2024-01-01: 14 filings (1.02× baseline)2024-02-01: 8 filings (0.62× baseline)2024-03-01: 9 filings (0.71× baseline)2024-04-01: 9 filings (0.69× baseline)2024-05-01: 7 filings (0.49× baseline)2024-06-01: 9 filings (0.50× baseline)2024-07-01: 9 filings (0.69× baseline)2024-08-01: 5 filings (0.38× baseline)2024-09-01: 14 filings (0.72× baseline)2024-10-01: 17 filings (1.11× baseline)2024-11-01: 14 filings (0.89× baseline)2024-12-01: 25 filings (2.88× baseline)2025-01-01: 15 filings (1.10× baseline)2025-02-01: 14 filings (1.08× baseline)2025-03-01: 22 filings (1.74× baseline)2025-04-01: 14 filings (1.08× baseline)2025-05-01: 14 filings (0.98× baseline)2025-06-01: 17 filings (0.94× baseline)2025-07-01: 12 filings (0.92× baseline)2025-08-01: 19 filings (1.43× baseline)2025-09-01: 14 filings (0.72× baseline)2025-10-01: 14 filings (0.91× baseline)2025-11-01: 15 filings (0.96× baseline)2025-12-01: 13 filings (1.50× baseline)2026-01-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 La Cuesta. 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 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Albuquerque

Top eight tracts in Albuquerque ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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