2 census tracts · pop 14,225 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.6
Bay Farm Island is a 2-tract neighborhood of Alameda, CA, population 14,225. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. Against a Alameda baseline of 27.9%, 11% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $3,501 a month, rents sit 42% over what the rest of Alameda commands. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. The voucher gap is 30.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Running hot is supply constraint at 8.1/10.
SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 3.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #8 of 7 neighborhoods in Alameda. Only 13% 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. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $197,483.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bay Farm Island vs AlamedaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bay Farm Island
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
3.4%No health insurance
21.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bay Farm Island
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bay Farm Island?
Bay Farm Island scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Bay Farm Island compare to Alameda overall?
Bay Farm Island scores 1.3 points lower than Alameda overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 11% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,474.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bay Farm Island?
Average gross rent in Bay Farm Island is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bay Farm Island residents are renters?
13% of Bay Farm Island households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Alameda). The neighborhood has 14,225 residents.
Q5
Is Bay Farm Island a high social-vulnerability area?
Bay Farm Island sits in the 21st 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 Bay Farm Island have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bay Farm Island is census tract 06001428302 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 6.6, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Bay Farm Island for landlords?
Bay Farm Island carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Alameda as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bay Farm Island?
Bay Farm Island has 13,359 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (40.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
