3 census tracts · pop 7,856 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10
· range 8.5–9.9
Elmwood is a 3-tract neighborhood of Berkeley, CA and houses 7,856 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.2/10, in the High tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Berkeley rate of 34.0%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 8.5 to 9.9. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
4.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate. That places it #10 of 22 neighborhoods in Berkeley.
Average gross rent runs $2,193, close to the Berkeley average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $131,044. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.2
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Elmwood vs BerkeleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Elmwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Elmwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Elmwood?
Elmwood scores 9.2/10 (High tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Elmwood compare to Berkeley overall?
Elmwood scores 0.6 points higher than Berkeley overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,193 vs $2,133.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elmwood?
Average gross rent in Elmwood is $2,193/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elmwood residents are renters?
58% of Elmwood households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Berkeley). The neighborhood has 7,856 residents.
Q5
Is Elmwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Elmwood sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Elmwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Elmwood is census tract 06001423700 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.5 to 9.9, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Elmwood for landlords?
Elmwood carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Berkeley as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Elmwood?
Elmwood has 7,795 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Hispanic / Latino (13.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
