Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Melrose Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 35009000601 · Curry County, NM · pop 876 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Melrose

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 35009000601 in Melrose in Curry County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 876 residents. On the national scale it ranks #24,170 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $716 monthly, set against $52,054 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units433

Renter share14.5%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate21.0%

Median income$52,054

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Melrose and the region

Centroid at 34.4981, -103.5818 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melrose scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Melrose

3.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.0

State political climate

New Mexico legislature & governorship

3.9

Economic stress

21.0% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$716 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Melrose

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Melrose

5.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Melrose

8.7

How Melrose 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.

45%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
30%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

13.6%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
17.6%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
36.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Melrose

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Melrose, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Curry County average of 6.0 and above the New Mexico statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 35009000601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35009000601?

Census tract 35009000601 in Melrose scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 35009000601?

Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 35009000601?

21.0% of residents in tract 35009000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 876.

How socially vulnerable is tract 35009000601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 81th, minority 32th, housing 30th.

What share of households in tract 35009000601 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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.

How does tract 35009000601 compare to Melrose overall?

Tract 35009000601 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Melrose at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Melrose; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.