3 census tracts · pop 10,199 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.3–7.7
Thousand Oaks spans 3 census tracts of Berkeley, CA, population 10,199. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.3 to 7.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 2.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Against a Berkeley baseline of 34.0%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10.
That places it #23 of 22 neighborhoods in Berkeley. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Ocean View and Cragmont.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
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
7.2
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Thousand Oaks vs BerkeleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Thousand Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility shutoff threat
5.0%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
2.9%No health insurance
23.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Thousand Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thousand Oaks?
Thousand Oaks scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 Thousand Oaks compare to Berkeley overall?
Thousand Oaks scores 1.4 points lower than Berkeley overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,186 vs $2,133.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thousand Oaks?
Average gross rent in Thousand Oaks eviction risk is $2,186/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thousand Oaks residents are renters?
14% of Thousand Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Berkeley). The neighborhood has 10,199 residents.
Q5
Is Thousand Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Thousand Oaks sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Thousand Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Thousand Oaks is census tract 06001421300 (score 7.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 7.7, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Thousand Oaks for landlords?
Thousand Oaks eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Thousand Oaks?
Thousand Oaks has 10,200 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.3%), Other / Multiracial (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
