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Westgate Eviction Risk: Lower , West Valley City

Tract 49035113505 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 6,940 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 49035113505 covers the Westgate neighborhood of West Valley City in Utah. Home to 6,940 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.

75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,407 monthly, set against $83,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 6% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,883
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate20.3%
Median income$83,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Westgate
Very High
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#6 of 27 tracts In West Valley City
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#43 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#149 of 716 tracts In Utah
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Valley City and the region

Centroid at 40.6747, -111.9961 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westgate scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Valley City
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Utah legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
20.3% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,407 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Valley City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Valley City
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Valley City
3.0

How Westgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westgate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 113505West Valley City: 2.62.6West Valley Cityparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 2.62.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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)

  • 381Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 7.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.5%Peak (2010)
  • 26Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 490351135052008: 51 filings (11.11/100 renter HHs)2009: 47 filings (10.24/100 renter HHs)2010: 53 filings (10.52/100 renter HHs)2011: 52 filings (7.83/100 renter HHs)2012: 48 filings (7.23/100 renter HHs)2013: 45 filings (6.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 25 filings (3.77/100 renter HHs)2015: 34 filings (5.12/100 renter HHs)2016: 26 filings (5.02/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 49% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westgate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Westgate

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 West Valley City 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 above the Utah statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 381 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 7.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.5% 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 49035113505

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035113505?

Census tract 49035113505 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 49035113505?

Median gross rent is $1,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035113505?

20.3% of residents in tract 49035113505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,940.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035113505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 94th, minority 60th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 49035113505 considered part of Westgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 49035113505 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035113505?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 381 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035113505 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.51% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 49035113505 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.5% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 49035113505 compare to West Valley City overall?

Tract 49035113505 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of West Valley City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Valley City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Valley City

Top eight tracts in West Valley City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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