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Neighborhood · Cottonwood Heights, UT

Pondoray Park Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,237 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Pondoray Park maps to a single census tract in Cottonwood Heights, UT, population 4,237. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.

Cost burden runs around a third against 24.8% citywide, putting Pondoray Park 9.3% over its own city. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 157 evictions logged in this tract.

SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,565, 10% below the Cottonwood Heights average of $1,730.

The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Cottonwood Heights, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Top of the World and Cottonwood Ridge. Against average income of $99,279, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pondoray Park vs Cottonwood Heights How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.1% +38%
Cottonwood Heights: 24.8%
Average gross rent
$1,565 -10%
Cottonwood Heights: $1,730
Average HH income
$99,279 -15%
Cottonwood Heights: $116,583
Poverty rate
6.4% -11%
Cottonwood Heights: 7.2%
Renter share
43.7% +58%
Cottonwood Heights: 27.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pondoray Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Pondoray Park scores 3.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
34% of income on rent · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
6.4% below poverty line · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

Pondoray Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Pondoray Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1Pondoray ParkNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Pondoray Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
49035111202 3.1 4,237 34% $1,565
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 46

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 39%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 46%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Pondoray Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 157Total filings (sum)
  • 2.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak year (2014)
  • 1.72%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pondoray Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Pondoray Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Pondoray Park?

Pondoray Park scores 3.1/10 (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 Pondoray Park compare to Cottonwood Heights overall?

Pondoray Park scores 0.3 points lower than Cottonwood Heights overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,565 vs $1,730.
Q3

What is the average rent in Pondoray Park?

Average gross rent in Pondoray Park is $1,565/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Pondoray Park residents are renters?

44% of Pondoray Park households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Cottonwood Heights). The neighborhood has 4,237 residents.
Q5

Is Pondoray Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Pondoray Park sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Pondoray Park for landlords?

Pondoray Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Cottonwood Heights as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Pondoray Park?

Pondoray Park has 4,387 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.9%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Pondoray Park.

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