3 census tracts · pop 14,266 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–4.6
Westgate is a 3-tract neighborhood of West Valley City, UT and houses 14,266 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. Against a West Valley City baseline of 29.7%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 724 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
18.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 12.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of West Valley City, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Against average income of $88,725, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,463, close to the West Valley City average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Westgate vs West Valley CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westgate
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
724Total filings (sum)
5.89%Avg annual filing rate
12.9%Peak year (2013)
4.13%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westgate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.3%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility shutoff threat
21.8%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
18.5%No health insurance
34.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westgate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westgate?
Westgate scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Westgate compare to West Valley City overall?
Westgate scores 0.9 points higher than West Valley City overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,463 vs $1,504.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westgate?
Average gross rent in Westgate is $1,463/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westgate residents are renters?
32% of Westgate households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in West Valley City). The neighborhood has 14,266 residents.
Q5
Is Westgate a high social-vulnerability area?
Westgate sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Westgate have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westgate is census tract 49035113505 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Westgate for landlords?
Westgate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Valley City as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Westgate?
Westgate has 14,449 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.9%), Hispanic / Latino (34.2%), Other / Multiracial (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
