2 census tracts · pop 7,146 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
East Central spans 2 census tracts of Salt Lake City, UT, population 7,146. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Salt Lake City baseline of 30.4%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Running hot is economic stress at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 258 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 2.5% of renter households. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
At $1,256 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Salt Lake City commands. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Sunnyside East and 9th & 9th.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Central vs Salt Lake CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Central
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
258Total filings (sum)
1.13%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2009)
0.99%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Central
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.3%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
19.0%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Central
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Central?
East Central scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Central compare to Salt Lake City overall?
East Central scores 1.4 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (4/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,256 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Central?
Average gross rent in East Central is $1,256/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Central residents are renters?
80% of East Central households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 7,146 residents.
Q5
Is East Central a high social-vulnerability area?
East Central sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). 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 Central have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Central is census tract 49035101700 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is East Central for landlords?
East Central carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Central?
East Central has 7,198 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.9%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
