4 census tracts · pop 15,460 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 2.7–3.5
Sugar House is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Salt Lake City with 4 census tracts and a population of 15,460 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,566/month sits 11% higher than the Salt Lake City citywide average ($1,414).
Risk score
3
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Sugar House 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 & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sugar House
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
286Total filings (sum)
1.26%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak year (2011)
0.69%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sugar House
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
23.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sugar House
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sugar House?
Sugar House scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Sugar House compare to Salt Lake City overall?
Sugar House scores 0.1 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,566 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sugar House?
Average gross rent in Sugar House is $1,566/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sugar House residents are renters?
44% of Sugar House households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 15,460 residents.
Q5
Is Sugar House a high social-vulnerability area?
Sugar House sits in the 19th 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 Sugar House have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sugar House is census tract 49035103300 (score 3.5/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.7 to 3.5, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Sugar House for landlords?
Sugar House carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sugar House?
Sugar House has 15,530 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%), Other / Multiracial (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
