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Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Riverton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 49035113016 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 7,298 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Riverton

Tract 49035113016 covers Riverton in Utah. Home to 7,298 residents, it scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 6% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 10% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,392 a month while the average household earns $171,267 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 3% Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units1,951
Renter share3.6%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$171,267

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Riverton
Very Low
Within county
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#247 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Very Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#662 of 716 tracts In Utah
Very Low
National
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#82,639 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Riverton and the region

Centroid at 40.5114, -111.9754 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverton scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Riverton
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Utah legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,392 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Riverton
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Riverton
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Riverton
3.7

How Riverton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 113016Riverton: 2.12.1Rivertonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 37Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 7.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.0%Peak (2010)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 490351130162008: 2 filings (2.47/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (7.95/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (15.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (8.89/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (11.11/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (8.89/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (5.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% 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 Riverton

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Riverton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 37 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 7.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.0% of renter households in 2010.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 49035113016

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035113016?

Census tract 49035113016 in Riverton scores 1.1/10 (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 49035113016?

Median gross rent is $2,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035113016?

3.8% of residents in tract 49035113016 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,298.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035113016?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 3th, minority 27th, housing 7th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035113016?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035113016 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.53% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 49035113016 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 49035113016 compare to Riverton overall?

Tract 49035113016 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Riverton at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riverton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Riverton

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

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