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Eviction Risk in Alta Heights , Sandy

1 census tracts · pop 5,478 · pop-weighted composite 4.2/10 · range 4.2–4.2

Alta Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Sandy with 1 census tract and a population of 5,478 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 65% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 46% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,108/month sits 19% higher than the Sandy citywide median ($1,777).

Eviction Risk
4.2
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
65%
46% severely burdened
Median rent
$2,108
Median household income
$112,963
9.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Alta Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Alta Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Alta Heights: 4.24.2Alta HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 2.42.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.83.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · UT
Allen
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 7.6K
Peer · UT
Edenbrooke
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 4.4K
Peer · UT
Pondoray Park
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 4.2K
Peer · UT
Schroder
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 6.2K
Comparison

Alta Heights vs Sandy

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.2 +75%
Sandy: 2.4
Rent burden
64.8% +125%
Sandy: 28.8%
Median gross rent
$2,108 +19%
Sandy: $1,777
Median HH income
$112,963 +2%
Sandy: $111,242
Poverty rate
9.0% +64%
Sandy: 5.5%
Renter share
23.9% -3%
Sandy: 24.8%
Where

Tract centroids in Alta Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,542 residents across all tracts in Alta Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.4% White (non-Hispanic): 73.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 0.9% Asian (non-Hispanic): 4.9% Other / Multiracial: 12%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 73.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 0.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.9%
  • Other / Multiracial 12%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Alta Heights

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
49035112804 4.2 5,478 65% $2,108
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 23

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 17%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 22%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Alta Heights

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 62Total filings (sum)
  • 2.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak year (2010)
  • 1.43%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alta Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Alta Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Alta Heights?

Alta Heights scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Alta Heights compare to Sandy overall?

Alta Heights scores 1.8 points higher than Sandy overall (2.4/10). Rent burden: 65% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $2,108 vs $1,777.

What is the median rent in Alta Heights?

Median gross rent in Alta Heights is $2,108/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Alta Heights residents are renters?

24% of Alta Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Sandy). The neighborhood has 5,478 residents.

Is Alta Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Alta Heights sits in the 23th 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.

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