1 census tracts · pop 5,478 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Alta Heights maps to a single census tract in Sandy, UT and houses 5,478 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 46%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs around two-thirds against 28.8% citywide, putting Alta Heights 36.0% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
The voucher gap is 20.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $2,108, 19% above the Sandy average of $1,777.
The filing record is not thin: 62 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 4.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 13 neighborhoods in Sandy. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $112,963.
One tract means one number: 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Alta Heights vs SandyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%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.
9.6%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Alta Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alta Heights?
Alta Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Alta Heights compare to Sandy overall?
Alta Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Sandy overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,108 vs $1,777.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alta Heights?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
Is Alta Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Alta Heights 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
How safe is Alta Heights for landlords?
Alta Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Sandy as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Alta Heights?
Alta Heights has 5,542 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Other / Multiracial (12%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
