2 census tracts · pop 7,766 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.6–9
Rockridge takes in 2 census tracts of Oakland, CA and houses 7,766 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.7/10, in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Average gross rent is $2,440, 23% above the Oakland average of $1,979. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Cost burden runs 36% against 30.6% citywide, putting Rockridge 5.0% over its own city.
Food insecurity affects 6.6% of adults, 11.2 points below the national rate. 3.8% 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. That places it #40 of 45 neighborhoods in Oakland.
Against average income of $176,572, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 8.7/10 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
8.7
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rockridge vs OaklandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rockridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.0%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
22.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rockridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rockridge?
Rockridge scores 8.7/10 (High 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 Rockridge compare to Oakland overall?
Rockridge scores 0.9 points lower than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,440 vs $1,979.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rockridge?
Average gross rent in Rockridge is $2,440/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rockridge residents are renters?
55% of Rockridge households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 7,766 residents.
Q5
Is Rockridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Rockridge sits in the 31st 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
Which tracts in Rockridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rockridge is census tract 06001400200 (score 9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.6 to 9, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Rockridge for landlords?
Rockridge carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). 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 Oakland as a whole (9.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rockridge?
Rockridge has 7,820 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
