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Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Woodcove Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Valley City

Tract 49035113308 · Salt Lake, UT · pop 5,516 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 49035113308 covers part of the Woodcove area of West Valley City, UT, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,516 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 27% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,587
Renter share45.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$63,773

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Woodcove
Low
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 27 tracts In West Valley City
Elevated
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#84 of 251 tracts In Salt Lake
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#184 of 716 tracts In Utah
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Valley City and the region

Centroid at 40.7003, -111.9650 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodcove scores 4.2

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
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,273 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Woodcove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodcove risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.2This tracttract 1133083.2West Valley Cityparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county3.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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)

  • 178Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 2.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2008)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 49035113308
Filings dropped 46% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Woodcove. 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 Woodcove

19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10.

Food insecurity runs 29.3% against 17.8% nationally. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.3/10.

Average gross rent is $1,273, 15% below the West Valley City average. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 178 filings here across 9 tracked years.

Housing insecurity runs 21.5% against 14.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2008 at 3.2% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 49035113308

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 49035113308?

Census tract 49035113308 in the Woodcove neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 49035113308?

Median gross rent is $1,273/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 49035113308?

9.1% of residents in tract 49035113308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,516.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 49035113308?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 83th, minority 78th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 49035113308 considered part of Woodcove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 49035113308 fall within Woodcove (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 49035113308?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 178 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 49035113308 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.68% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 49035113308 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.5% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 49035113308 compare to West Valley City overall?

Tract 49035113308 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of West Valley City at 3.2/10. 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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