Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

West End Eviction Risk: High , Alameda

Tract 06001427700 · Alameda, CA · pop 5,009 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 8/10, tract 06001427700 in the West End area of Alameda, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,009. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 37% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units2,176

Renter share61.7%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$103,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Alameda and the region

Centroid at 37.7682, -122.2869 · click any tract to drill in

Why West End scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Alameda

8.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,336 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Alameda

5.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Alameda

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Alameda

4.5

How West End compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

27%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
56%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

9.1%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
24.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West End

The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

Against Alameda County at 45.5%, 40% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 9.8% against 17.8% nationally.

In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Alameda County average of 7.8 closely. Average gross rent is $2,336, close to the Alameda average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $103,333.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001427700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001427700?

Census tract 06001427700 in the West End neighborhood scores 8/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06001427700?

Median gross rent is $2,336/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001427700?

8.9% of residents in tract 06001427700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,009.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001427700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 12th, minority 56th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06001427700 considered part of West End?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001427700 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001427700 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001427700 compare to Alameda overall?

Tract 06001427700 scores 8/10, right in line with the parent city of Alameda at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alameda; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06001427700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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