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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Midvale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 49035112501 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 3,772 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Midvale

Census tract 49035112501 runs through Midvale. With 3,772 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #58,597 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,487 a month while the average household earns $95,234 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 14% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,532
Renter share23.1%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$95,234

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 8 tracts In Midvale
Very Low
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#95 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Elevated
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#282 of 716 tracts In Utah
Elevated
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Midvale and the region

Centroid at 40.6257, -111.8813 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midvale scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Midvale
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Utah legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,487 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midvale
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midvale
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midvale
6.1

How Midvale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Midvale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 112501Midvale: 2.32.3Midvaleparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 107Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 2.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.8%Peak (2011)
  • 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 490351125012008: 10 filings (2.13/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (1.49/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2011: 17 filings (3.79/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (2.45/100 renter HHs)2013: 13 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2014: 13 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2015: 16 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2016: 13 filings (2.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Midvale

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Midvale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Salt Lake County average of 4.4 and above the Utah statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 49035112501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035112501?

Census tract 49035112501 in Midvale scores 2.6/10 (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 49035112501?

Median gross rent is $1,487/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035112501?

6.6% of residents in tract 49035112501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,772.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035112501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 54th, minority 33th, housing 57th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035112501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 107 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035112501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.62% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 49035112501 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 49035112501 compare to Midvale overall?

Tract 49035112501 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Midvale at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midvale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Midvale

Top eight tracts in Midvale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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