1 census tracts · pop 9,806 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Chateaus at Birch Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Smithfield, UT, population 9,806. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10. Against a Smithfield baseline of 24.1%, 16% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The filing record is not thin: 21 evictions logged in this tract. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.7/10.
Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 2.4% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,193, 9% below the Smithfield average of $1,311. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $92,035, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Chateaus at Birch Creek vs SmithfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Chateaus at Birch Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
21Total filings (sum)
0.92%Avg annual filing rate
2.4%Peak year (2014)
0.29%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Chateaus at Birch Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.0%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
23.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Chateaus at Birch Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Chateaus at Birch Creek?
The Chateaus at Birch Creek scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 The Chateaus at Birch Creek compare to Smithfield overall?
The Chateaus at Birch Creek scores 0.2 points lower than Smithfield overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 16% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,193 vs $1,311.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Chateaus at Birch Creek?
Average gross rent in The Chateaus at Birch Creek is $1,193/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Chateaus at Birch Creek residents are renters?
19% of The Chateaus at Birch Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Smithfield). The neighborhood has 9,806 residents.
Q5
Is The Chateaus at Birch Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
The Chateaus at Birch Creek sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is The Chateaus at Birch Creek for landlords?
The Chateaus at Birch Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Smithfield as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Chateaus at Birch Creek?
The Chateaus at Birch Creek has 9,902 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%), Other / Multiracial (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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