Metro Phoenix evictions and rents dip slightly in October
Evictions in Maricopa County were down 4 percent from September to October—from 6.685 to 6,408—but this article, comparing apples to oranges, concentrates on the increase in numbers since the pandemic eviction restrictions were lifted. And it lacks the context of metro area’s ballooning population over the past couple of decades, which is akin to comparing crime statistics from one city to another without considering population.