Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

University Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albany

Tract 06001420402 · Alameda, CA · pop 1,661 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

In the University Village area of Albany, census tract 06001420402 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #22,494 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,071 a month against an average household income of $92,000 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 53% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units602

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate24.3%

Median income$92,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 37.8862, -122.3142 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Village scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

24.3% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$2,071 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Albany

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Albany

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Albany

5.0

How University Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

60%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Village. 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.

11.6%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
22.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Village

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Albany, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Alameda County average of 5.8 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001420402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001420402?

Census tract 06001420402 in the University Village neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06001420402?

Median gross rent is $2,071/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001420402?

24.3% of residents in tract 06001420402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,661.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001420402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 9th, minority 78th, housing 96th.

Is tract 06001420402 considered part of University Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001420402 fall within University Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001420402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001420402 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 06001420402 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Albany at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albany; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06001420402 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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