3 census tracts · pop 14,998 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–4.9
Buena Vista spans 3 census tracts of El Paso, TX and houses 14,998 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 31.8% citywide, putting Buena Vista 20.9% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.9. A 1.9-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,281, 19% above the El Paso average of $1,073. Filings are well documented here: 58 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 2.7% of renter households.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of El Paso, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Kern Place and Angel's Triangle score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $55,242.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.9 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Buena Vista vs El PasoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Buena Vista
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
2.24%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2012)
2.24%Latest filed (2012)
Frequently asked
About Buena Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Buena Vista?
Buena Vista scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Buena Vista compare to El Paso overall?
Buena Vista scores 0.7 points higher than El Paso overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,281 vs $1,073.
Q3
What is the average rent in Buena Vista?
Average gross rent in Buena Vista is $1,281/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Buena Vista residents are renters?
63% of Buena Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in El Paso). The neighborhood has 14,998 residents.
Q5
Is Buena Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Buena Vista sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Buena Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Buena Vista is census tract 48141001114 (score 4.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.9, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Buena Vista for landlords?
Buena Vista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to El Paso as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Buena Vista?
Buena Vista has 14,466 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (76.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (15%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
