1 census tracts · pop 2,115 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Top of the World is a one-tract neighborhood of Cottonwood Heights, UT and houses 2,115 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. roughly one in eight of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly below the Cottonwood Heights rate of 24.8%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10. The voucher gap is 28.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Average gross rent is $2,253, 30% above the Cottonwood Heights average of $1,730. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
On the high side is supply constraint at 7.9/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Cottonwood Heights, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Cottonwood Ridge and Enchanted Hills. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 5%, 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
Top of the World vs Cottonwood HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport0%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Top of the World
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.0%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Top of the World
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Top of the World?
Top of the World 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 Top of the World compare to Cottonwood Heights overall?
Top of the World scores 0.4 points lower than Cottonwood Heights overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 11% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,253 vs $1,730.
Q3
What is the average rent in Top of the World?
Average gross rent in Top of the World is $2,253/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Top of the World residents are renters?
15% of Top of the World households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Cottonwood Heights). The neighborhood has 2,115 residents.
Q5
Is Top of the World a high social-vulnerability area?
Top of the World sits in the 0th 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 Top of the World for landlords?
Top of the World 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 Cottonwood Heights as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Top of the World?
Top of the World has 2,138 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.