2 census tracts · pop 8,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.8–4.4
East Liberty Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Salt Lake City, UT, population 8,052. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 33% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. SNAP participation is 3.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filings are well documented here: 143 across 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 2.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.5% in 2016 against a 2.0% peak. That places it #21 of 26 neighborhoods in Salt Lake City. The closest comparables inside the same city are Sugar House and Yalecrest.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,411, close to the Salt Lake City average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Liberty Park vs Salt Lake CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Liberty Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
143Total filings (sum)
1.13%Avg annual filing rate
2.0%Peak year (2010)
1.52%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Liberty Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
22.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Liberty Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Liberty Park?
East Liberty Park scores 4.1/10 (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 Liberty Park compare to Salt Lake City overall?
East Liberty Park scores 0.1 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (4/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,411 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Liberty Park?
Average gross rent in East Liberty Park is $1,411/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Liberty Park residents are renters?
37% of East Liberty Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 8,052 residents.
Q5
Is East Liberty Park a high social-vulnerability area?
East Liberty Park sits in the 8th 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 Liberty Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Liberty Park is census tract 49035103400 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.4, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is East Liberty Park for landlords?
East Liberty Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Liberty Park?
East Liberty Park has 8,028 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
