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West Hills Number 2 Eviction Risk: Lower , West Valley City

Tract 49035113545 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 3,187 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Eviction risk in the West Hills Number 2 area of West Valley City centers on tract 49035113545, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,187 residents. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,957 a month while the average household earns $115,938 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 11% 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 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units801
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$115,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In West Hills Number 2
Very High
Within parent city
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 27 tracts In West Valley City
Very Low
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#173 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#506 of 716 tracts In Utah
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Valley City and the region

Centroid at 40.6670, -112.0590 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Hills Number 2 scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,957 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 West Hills Number 2 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Hills Number 2 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 113545West Valley City: 2.62.6West Valley Cityparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Hills Number 2. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Hills Number 2

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 28th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% 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 49035113545

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035113545?

Census tract 49035113545 in the West Hills Number 2 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 49035113545?

Median gross rent is $1,957/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035113545?

5.5% of residents in tract 49035113545 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,187.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035113545?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 38th, minority 75th, housing 8th.
Q5

Is tract 49035113545 considered part of West Hills Number 2?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 49035113545 fall within West Hills Number 2 (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 49035113545 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 49035113545 compare to West Valley City overall?

Tract 49035113545 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.

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