1 census tracts · pop 3,200 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 7.5–7.5
Ocean View is a one-tract neighborhood of Berkeley, CA and houses 3,200 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Berkeley baseline of 34.0%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number 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. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. At $1,979 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Berkeley commands.
That places it #20 of 22 neighborhoods in Berkeley. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ocean View vs BerkeleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ocean View
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.8%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ocean View
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ocean View?
Ocean View scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Ocean View compare to Berkeley overall?
Ocean View scores 1.1 points lower than Berkeley overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,979 vs $2,133.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ocean View?
Average gross rent in Ocean View is $1,979/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ocean View residents are renters?
49% of Ocean View households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Berkeley). The neighborhood has 3,200 residents.
Q5
Is Ocean View a high social-vulnerability area?
Ocean View sits in the 39th 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
How safe is Ocean View for landlords?
Ocean View carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ocean View?
Ocean View has 3,103 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.2%), Hispanic / Latino (18.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
