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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

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

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

Census tract 49035113545 covers part of the West Hills Number 2 area of West Valley City, UT, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.4/10.

Risk score
3
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
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In West Hills Number 2
Very Low
Within parent city
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 27 tracts In West Valley City
Very Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#156 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Low
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#425 of 716 tracts In Utah
Moderate
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 3

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 / state3.0This tracttract 1135453.2West Valley Cityparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg 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

At $1,957 a month, rents run 30% over what the rest of West Valley City commands. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Salt Lake County average of 42.4%. Against the Salt Lake County average of 3.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points.

Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $115,938.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 3/10 (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 3/10, right in line with the parent city of West Valley City at 3.2/10. 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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