Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

University Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albany

Tract 06001420500 · Alameda, CA · pop 2,548 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06001420500 (the University Village area of Albany, California) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,689 monthly, set against $137,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 30% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units930

Renter share48.9%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate6.5%

Median income$137,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 37.8867, -122.2950 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Village scores 4.1

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

6.5% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,689 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 52

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

22%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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
13%Grade B
76%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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
22.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Village

What moves this score most is 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 below the Alameda County average of 5.8 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 52nd 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 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% 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 06001420500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001420500?

Census tract 06001420500 in the University Village neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 06001420500?

Median gross rent is $2,689/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001420500?

6.5% of residents in tract 06001420500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,548.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001420500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 63th, minority 67th, housing 76th.

Is tract 06001420500 considered part of University Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001420500 fall within University Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001420500 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001420500 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 06001420500 scores 4.1/10, 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 06001420500 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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