2 census tracts · pop 8,113 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Western Hills takes in 2 census tracts of West Jordan, UT and houses 8,113 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 50% 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.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 31.1% citywide, putting Western Hills 33.2% over its own city. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Court records carry 114 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 7.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 14 mapped neighborhoods of West Jordan, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $114,468, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Western Hills vs West JordanHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Western Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
114Total filings (sum)
4.81%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2011)
4.01%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Western Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Western Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Western Hills?
Western Hills scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Western Hills compare to West Jordan overall?
Western Hills scores 0.2 points lower than West Jordan overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,685 vs $1,757.
Q3
What is the average rent in Western Hills?
Average gross rent in Western Hills is $1,685/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Western Hills residents are renters?
8% of Western Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in West Jordan). The neighborhood has 8,113 residents.
Q5
Is Western Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Western Hills sits in the 21st 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
Which tracts in Western Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Western Hills is census tract 49035112913 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Western Hills for landlords?
Western Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Jordan as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Western Hills?
Western Hills has 7,910 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.7%), Hispanic / Latino (24.1%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
