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Neighborhood · Salt Lake City, UT

The Avenues Eviction Risk: Lower

4 census tracts · pop 12,417 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10 · range 2.7–3.9

The Avenues is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Salt Lake City with 4 census tracts and a population of 12,417 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.4/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 40% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,305/month sits 8% lower than the Salt Lake City citywide average ($1,414).

Risk score
3.4
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
The Avenues vs Salt Lake City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.2% +32%
Salt Lake City: 30.4%
Average gross rent
$1,305 -8%
Salt Lake City: $1,414
Average HH income
$75,005 -12%
Salt Lake City: $84,805
Poverty rate
9.0% -34%
Salt Lake City: 13.7%
Renter share
61.3% +13%
Salt Lake City: 54.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Avenues and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 2.7–3.9

Why The Avenues scores 3.4

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
40% 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
61% 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
9.0% below poverty line · Range 1.7–3.0 across tracts
2.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–2.8 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

The Avenues vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Avenues score vs. parent city, state, U.S.The Avenues: 3.43.4The AvenuesNeighborhoodParent city: 2.92.9Parent cityhost cityState: 2.22.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in The Avenues?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.2 points from 2.7 to 3.9. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in The Avenues

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
49035101102 3.9 3,296 43% $1,357
49035101200 3.5 4,050 35% $1,270
49035101101 3.4 1,936 41% $1,207
49035101000 2.7 3,135 43% $1,356
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 11%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Avenues

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 314Total filings (sum)
  • 0.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak year (2014)
  • 0.62%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Avenues

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

Frequently asked

About The Avenues

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Avenues?

The Avenues scores 3.4/10 (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 The Avenues compare to Salt Lake City overall?

The Avenues scores 0.5 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (2.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,305 vs $1,414.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Avenues?

Average gross rent in The Avenues is $1,305/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Avenues residents are renters?

61% of The Avenues households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 12,417 residents.
Q5

Is The Avenues a high social-vulnerability area?

The Avenues sits in the 23rd 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 The Avenues have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in The Avenues is census tract 49035101102 (score 3.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.7 to 3.9, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is The Avenues for landlords?

The Avenues carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of The Avenues?

The Avenues has 12,883 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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