Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Westbrae Eviction Risk: Lower , Albany

Tract 06001420600 · Alameda, CA · pop 3,488 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Eviction risk in the Westbrae area of Albany centers on tract 06001420600, which scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,488 residents. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,789 a month while the average household earns $181,678 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 11% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,333

Renter share17.5%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate3.3%

Median income$181,678

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 37.8870, -122.2870 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westbrae scores 3.8

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

3.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,789 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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 Westbrae compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

14%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
91%Grade B
5%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 Westbrae. 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.

5.4%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
3.8%Transit barriers
2.9%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
21.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westbrae

The heaviest input here 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.0% 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 06001420600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001420600?

Census tract 06001420600 in the Westbrae neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 06001420600?

Median gross rent is $2,789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001420600?

3.3% of residents in tract 06001420600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,488.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001420600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 43th, minority 54th, housing 38th.

Is tract 06001420600 considered part of Westbrae?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001420600 fall within Westbrae (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001420600 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.4% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001420600 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 06001420600 scores 3.8/10, 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 06001420600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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