1 census tracts · pop 2,945 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Thompsons is a one-tract neighborhood of Salt Lake City, UT, population 2,945. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. This is a renter market: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
At $1,807 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Salt Lake City commands. 17% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
Court records for this tract carry 101 eviction filings. roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Salt Lake City rate of 30.4%. SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 5.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Liberty Wells and Hall Acres. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $85,893.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Thompsons vs Salt Lake CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Thompsons
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
101Total filings (sum)
3.55%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2010)
1.64%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Thompsons
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Thompsons
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thompsons?
Thompsons scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Thompsons compare to Salt Lake City overall?
Thompsons scores 0.9 points higher than Salt Lake City overall (4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,807 vs $1,414.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thompsons?
Average gross rent in Thompsons is $1,807/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thompsons residents are renters?
86% of Thompsons households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Salt Lake City). The neighborhood has 2,945 residents.
Q5
Is Thompsons a high social-vulnerability area?
Thompsons sits in the 20th 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
How safe is Thompsons for landlords?
Thompsons carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Thompsons?
Thompsons has 3,552 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.5%), Hispanic / Latino (20.3%), Other / Multiracial (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
