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Neighborhood · Oakland, CA

Eastlake Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 9,950 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10 · range 9.9–9.9

Eastlake spans 3 census tracts of Oakland, CA and houses 9,950 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.9/10, in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Against a Oakland baseline of 30.6%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

At $1,853 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Oakland commands. Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Oakland, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Its 3 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $88,158.

With little internal variation, 9.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9.9
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Eastlake vs Oakland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.1% +41%
Oakland: 30.6%
Average gross rent
$1,853 -6%
Oakland: $1,979
Average HH income
$88,158 -9%
Oakland: $97,369
Poverty rate
15.1% +10%
Oakland: 13.7%
Renter share
83.6% +45%
Oakland: 57.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Eastlake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 9.9–9.9

Why Eastlake scores 9.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
84% renter households · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Economic stress
15.1% below poverty line · Range 3.5–4.3 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–2.6 across tracts
1.9
Risk score comparison

Eastlake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Eastlake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Eastlake: 9.99.9EastlakeNeighborhoodParent city: 9.69.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Eastlake?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0 points from 9.9 to 9.9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Eastlake

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06001405401 9.9 3,541 48% $1,829
06001405500 9.9 3,537 42% $1,734
06001405301 9.9 2,872 39% $2,030
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 38%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastlake

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Eastlake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Eastlake?

Eastlake scores 9.9/10 (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 Eastlake compare to Oakland overall?

Eastlake scores 0.3 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,853 vs $1,979.
Q3

What is the average rent in Eastlake?

Average gross rent in Eastlake is $1,853/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Eastlake residents are renters?

84% of Eastlake households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 9,950 residents.
Q5

Is Eastlake a high social-vulnerability area?

Eastlake sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Eastlake have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Eastlake is census tract 06001405401 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Eastlake for landlords?

Eastlake carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). 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 Oakland as a whole (9.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Eastlake?

Eastlake has 10,241 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (27.9%), Hispanic / Latino (20.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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