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Neighborhood · Oakland, CA

Harrison/Oakland Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 1,919 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10 · range 9.9–9.9

Harrison/Oakland maps to a single census tract in Oakland, CA, population 1,919. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.9/10, in the High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

This is a renter market: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

Cost burden runs 40% against 30.6% citywide, putting Harrison/Oakland 9.8% over its own city. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. That places it #1 of 45 neighborhoods in Oakland.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Seminary Park and San Pablo Gateway. Average gross rent runs $2,003, close to the Oakland average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $95,556.

One tract means one number: 9.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Harrison/Oakland vs Oakland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.4% +32%
Oakland: 30.6%
Average gross rent
$2,003 +1%
Oakland: $1,979
Average HH income
$95,556 -2%
Oakland: $97,369
Poverty rate
11.2% -18%
Oakland: 13.7%
Renter share
88.2% +53%
Oakland: 57.7%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Harrison/Oakland and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 9.9–9.9

Why Harrison/Oakland 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
40% 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
88% 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
11.2% below poverty line · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Harrison/Oakland vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Harrison/Oakland score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Harrison/Oakland: 9.99.9Harrison/OaklandNeighborhoodParent city: 9.69.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Harrison/Oakland

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06001403502 9.9 1,919 40% $2,003
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 47

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 26%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 15%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Harrison/Oakland

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

Frequently asked

About Harrison/Oakland

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Harrison/Oakland?

Harrison/Oakland scores 9.9/10 (High 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 Harrison/Oakland compare to Oakland overall?

Harrison/Oakland scores 0.3 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,003 vs $1,979.
Q3

What is the average rent in Harrison/Oakland?

Average gross rent in Harrison/Oakland eviction risk is $2,003/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Harrison/Oakland residents are renters?

88% of Harrison/Oakland households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 1,919 residents.
Q5

Is Harrison/Oakland a high social-vulnerability area?

Harrison/Oakland sits in the 47th 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 Harrison/Oakland for landlords?

Harrison/Oakland eviction risk carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). 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 Oakland as a whole (9.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Harrison/Oakland?

Harrison/Oakland has 1,885 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.7%), Other / Multiracial (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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