Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Hunter Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , West Valley City
Tract 49035113539 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 5,367 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Lower-tier score of 3.7/10 for census tract 49035113539 reflects conditions in the Hunter Heights area of West Valley City, Utah. On the national scale it ranks #78,264 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,363 a month while the average household earns $118,875 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,164
Renter share14.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$118,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Valley City and the region
Centroid at 40.6726, -112.0167 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hunter Heights scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Valley City
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Utah legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,363 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Valley City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Valley City
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Valley City
3.0
How Hunter Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 92Total filings over 9 yrs
- 5.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2015)
- 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hunter Heights. 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.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.3%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 19.2%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hunter Heights
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. 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 West Valley City eviction risk, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 92 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 49035113539
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035113539?
Census tract 49035113539 in the Hunter Heights neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 49035113539?
Median gross rent is $1,363/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 49035113539?
5.8% of residents in tract 49035113539 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,367.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 49035113539?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 62th, minority 73th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 49035113539 considered part of Hunter Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 49035113539 fall within Hunter Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035113539?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035113539 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.42% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 49035113539 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 49035113539 compare to West Valley City overall?
Tract 49035113539 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of West Valley City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Valley City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Valley City
Top eight tracts in West Valley City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · UT
Chesterfield
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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Chesterfield
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Meadowbrook
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · UT
Woodcove
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · UT
Woodcove
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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49035113307
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Westgate
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Meadowbrook
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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