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Neighborhood · Salt Lake City, UT

Glendale Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 10,961 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10 · range 3.1–4.1

Glendale is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Salt Lake City with 2 census tracts and a population of 10,961 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.6/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,302/month sits 8% lower than the Salt Lake City citywide average ($1,414).

Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Glendale vs Salt Lake City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
60.4% +99%
Salt Lake City: 30.4%
Average gross rent
$1,302 -8%
Salt Lake City: $1,414
Average HH income
$76,277 -10%
Salt Lake City: $84,805
Poverty rate
11.5% -16%
Salt Lake City: 13.7%
Renter share
36.0% -34%
Salt Lake City: 54.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Glendale and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.1–4.1

Why Glendale scores 3.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
60% of income on rent · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
36% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
11.5% below poverty line · Range 1.5–4.5 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–3.2 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Glendale vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Glendale score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Glendale: 3.63.6GlendaleNeighborhoodParent city: 2.92.9Parent cityhost cityState: 2.22.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Glendale

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
49035102802 4.1 5,103 65% $1,426
49035102801 3.1 5,858 57% $1,194
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 82%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 79%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Glendale

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 424Total filings (sum)
  • 3.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.1%Peak year (2016)
  • 4.92%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Glendale

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Glendale

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Glendale?

Glendale 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 Glendale compare to Salt Lake City overall?

Glendale scores 0.7 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,302 vs $1,414.
Q3

What is the average rent in Glendale?

Average gross rent in Glendale is $1,302/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Glendale residents are renters?

36% of Glendale households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 10,961 residents.
Q5

Is Glendale a high social-vulnerability area?

Glendale sits in the 78th 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

Which tracts in Glendale have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Glendale is census tract 49035102802 (score 4.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 4.1, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Glendale for landlords?

Glendale 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 (2.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Glendale?

Glendale has 11,607 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (49.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.9%), Other / Multiracial (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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