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).
Alta Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Alta Heights vs Sandy
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
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%
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 |
CDC SVI percentile: 23
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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)
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
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.