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Wright Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 49035112604 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 4,633 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 49035112604, home to 4,633 residents in the Wright neighborhood of Salt Lake, scores 4.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 13% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,932 a month while the average household earns $102,500 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 5% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,536
Renter share8.2%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$102,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Wright
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In city
Moderate
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#146 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Moderate
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#421 of 716 tracts In Utah
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Salt Lake and the region

Centroid at 40.5730, -111.8617 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wright scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
1.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Utah legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,932 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Wright compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wright risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 112604County: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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)

  • 65Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 3.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2012)
  • 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 490351126042008: 10 filings (5.85/100 renter HHs)2009: 4 filings (2.34/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (4.11/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (2.87/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (5.26/100 renter HHs)2013: 10 filings (4.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (1.44/100 renter HHs)2015: 9 filings (4.31/100 renter HHs)2016: 3 filings (2.34/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 70% over the past 9 months.
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 Wright

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 set by Utah eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Salt Lake County average of 4.4 and in line with the Utah statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 65 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2012.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 49035112604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035112604?

Census tract 49035112604 in the Wright neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower 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 49035112604?

Median gross rent is $1,932/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035112604?

6.2% of residents in tract 49035112604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,633.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035112604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 54th, minority 38th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 49035112604 considered part of Wright?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 49035112604 fall within Wright (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035112604?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035112604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.70% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 49035112604 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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