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Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Alta Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Sandy

Tract 49035112804 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 5,478 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 49035112804 covers the Alta Heights neighborhood of Sandy in Utah. Home to 5,478 residents, it scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,108 a month while the average household earns $112,963 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 8% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,684
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$112,963

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Alta Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 22 tracts In Sandy
Elevated
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#157 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#449 of 716 tracts In Utah
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sandy and the region

Centroid at 40.5515, -111.8628 · click any tract to drill in

Why Alta Heights scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sandy
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Utah legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,108 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sandy
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sandy
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sandy
2.0

How Alta Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Alta Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 112804Sandy: 2.12.1Sandyparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 62Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 2.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2010)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 490351128042008: 2 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)2009: 11 filings (3.85/100 renter HHs)2010: 15 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (1.45/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (1.45/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (1.43/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 9 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Alta Heights

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sandy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Salt Lake County average of 4.4 and in line with the Utah statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2010.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 49035112804

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035112804?

Census tract 49035112804 in the Alta Heights neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 49035112804?

Median gross rent is $2,108/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035112804?

9.0% of residents in tract 49035112804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,478.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035112804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 22th, minority 39th, housing 46th.
Q5

Is tract 49035112804 considered part of Alta Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 49035112804 fall within Alta Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035112804?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035112804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.09% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 49035112804 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 49035112804 compare to Sandy overall?

Tract 49035112804 scores 1.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Sandy at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sandy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sandy

Top eight tracts in Sandy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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