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Pajarito Eviction Risk: Elevated , South Valley

Tract 35001004602 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 3,879 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 35001004602 sits in the Pajarito neighborhood of South Valley, New Mexico. It has a population of 3,879 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 37% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,280/month against a median household income of $64,045 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,500
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$64,045

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 2 tracts In Pajarito
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 10 tracts In South Valley
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank — 43th percentileBottomTop
#101 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Moderate
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank — 77th percentileBottomTop
#139 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Valley and the region

Centroid at 34.9665, -106.6989 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pajarito scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Valley
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Valley
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Valley
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Valley
7.1

How Pajarito compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pajarito risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 004602South Valley: 6.46.4South Valleyparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 142Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 3.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.7%Peak (2000)
  • 9Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 — 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 350010046022000: 15 filings (7.68/100 renter HHs)2001: 7 filings (3.59/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (4.10/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (4.61/100 renter HHs)2004: 12 filings (6.15/100 renter HHs)2005: 13 filings (3.23/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2007: 11 filings (2.73/100 renter HHs)2008: 10 filings (2.49/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2010: 10 filings (3.89/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (3.37/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (2.40/100 renter HHs)2013: 12 filings (5.77/100 renter HHs)2014: 9 filings (4.33/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 15 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 41Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.71×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2020-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 3 filings (9.09× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-07-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2023-09-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Pajarito. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 35001004602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001004602?

Census tract 35001004602 in the Pajarito neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 35001004602?

Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 35001004602?

13.0% of residents in tract 35001004602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,879.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 35001004602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 43th, minority 84th, housing 57th.

Q5

Is tract 35001004602 considered part of Pajarito?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001004602 fall within Pajarito (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001004602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 142 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001004602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.86% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 35001004602 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.71× 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 35001004602 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q9

How does tract 35001004602 compare to South Valley overall?

Tract 35001004602 scores 6.1/10 — lower than the parent city of South Valley at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Valley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Valley

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

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