2 census tracts · pop 9,500 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–5.1
East Bench is a 2-tract neighborhood of Salt Lake City, UT, population 9,500. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Salt Lake City rate of 30.4%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.1. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
SNAP participation is 3.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 69 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 1.6% of renter households.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 3/10. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, it ranks #24 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Bench vs Salt Lake CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Bench
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
69Total filings (sum)
0.82%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak year (2016)
1.07%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Bench
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.8%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Bench
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Bench?
East Bench scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 East Bench compare to Salt Lake City overall?
East Bench scores 0.4 points lower than Salt Lake City overall (4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,406 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Bench?
Average gross rent in East Bench is $1,406/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Bench residents are renters?
29% of East Bench households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 9,500 residents.
Q5
Is East Bench a high social-vulnerability area?
East Bench sits in the 12th 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
Which tracts in East Bench have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Bench is census tract 49035104300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is East Bench for landlords?
East Bench carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Bench?
East Bench has 9,669 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
