1 census tracts · pop 4,904 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Westlake is a one-tract neighborhood of Oakland, CA, population 4,904. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. This is a renter market: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Oakland rate of 30.6%.
22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
That places it #1 of 45 neighborhoods in Oakland. The closest comparables inside the same city are Seminary Park and San Pablo Gateway. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $2,059, close to the Oakland average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westlake vs OaklandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westlake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.9%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
25.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westlake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westlake?
Westlake 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 Westlake compare to Oakland overall?
Westlake scores 0.3 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,059 vs $1,979.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westlake?
Average gross rent in Westlake is $2,059/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westlake residents are renters?
85% of Westlake households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 4,904 residents.
Q5
Is Westlake a high social-vulnerability area?
Westlake sits in the 70th 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
How safe is Westlake for landlords?
Westlake 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 Westlake?
Westlake has 5,421 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (34.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (31.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
