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Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Chico Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06007001200 · Butte, CA · pop 3,821 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Chico

With a score of $1/10, tract 06007001200 in Chico in Butte County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,821 residents. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,552 monthly, set against $47,950 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 20% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,586
Renter share78.8%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate37.1%
Median income$47,950

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 25 tracts In Chico
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 54 tracts In Butte
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#420 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#1,107 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chico and the region

Centroid at 39.6982, -121.8143 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chico scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chico
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
37.1% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$1,552 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chico
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chico
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chico
8.4

How Chico compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Chico risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.58.5This tracttract 001200Chico: 7.87.8Chicoparent cityCounty: 6.56.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 16Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.5%Peak (2014)
  • 16Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chico

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Chico, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Butte County average of 5.9 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 16 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.5% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06007001200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007001200?

Census tract 06007001200 in Chico scores 8.5/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06007001200?

Median gross rent is $1,552/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007001200?

37.1% of residents in tract 06007001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,821.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007001200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 27th, minority 52th, housing 62th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007001200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007001200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.53% of renter households, peaking at 1.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 06007001200 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06007001200 compare to Chico overall?

Tract 06007001200 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Chico at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chico; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chico

Top eight tracts in Chico ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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