Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Barelas Eviction Risk: Elevated , Albuquerque
Tract 35001004300 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 5,616 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 35001004300 runs through Barelas in Albuquerque. With 5,616 residents, it scores 6.9/10 for landlords. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $926 a month while the average household earns $33,370 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,026
Renter share47.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate30.9%
Median income$33,370
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region
Centroid at 35.0584, -106.6697 · click any tract to drill in
Why Barelas scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Albuquerque
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
30.9% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$926 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Albuquerque
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Albuquerque
7.1
How Barelas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 692Total filings over 15 yrs
- 7.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.7%Peak (2011)
- 34Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 15 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 257Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.70×Ratio to 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 Barelas. 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.
- 26.0%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.4%Food insecurity
- 31.8%SNAP enrollment
- 16.9%Transit barriers
- 25.0%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 41.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Barelas
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.7/10. 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.70x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 35001004300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001004300?
Census tract 35001004300 in the Barelas neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 35001004300?
Median gross rent is $926/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 35001004300?
30.9% of residents in tract 35001004300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,616.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 35001004300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 97th, minority 85th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 35001004300 considered part of Barelas?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001004300 fall within Barelas (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001004300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 692 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001004300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.00% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 35001004300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.70× 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 35001004300 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.0% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 35001004300 compare to Albuquerque overall?
Tract 35001004300 scores 6/10, 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.
Tract · NM
San Jose
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NM
Arenal
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NM
Barelas
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NM
Armijo
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NM
Arenal
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NM
35001004603
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NM
Mesa Del Sol
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NM
Pajarito
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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