1 census tracts · pop 5,683 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Ballpark maps to a single census tract in Salt Lake City, UT, population 5,683. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Salt Lake City baseline of 30.4%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 598 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. At $1,230 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Salt Lake City commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 4.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.8% in 2016 against a 4.6% peak.
That places it #1 of 26 neighborhoods in Salt Lake City. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 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
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ballpark vs Salt Lake CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ballpark
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
598Total filings (sum)
4.21%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2015)
3.84%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ballpark
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.5%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
25.4%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
17.2%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ballpark
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ballpark?
Ballpark scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Ballpark compare to Salt Lake City overall?
Ballpark scores 1.4 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,230 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ballpark?
Average gross rent in Ballpark is $1,230/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ballpark residents are renters?
79% of Ballpark households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 5,683 residents.
Q5
Is Ballpark a high social-vulnerability area?
Ballpark sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Ballpark for landlords?
Ballpark carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Salt Lake City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ballpark?
Ballpark has 6,148 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.9%), Hispanic / Latino (25.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
