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

Chico Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06007001300 · Butte, CA · pop 3,707 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Chico

In Chico in Butte County, census tract 06007001300 scores 6.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,215 a month against an average household income of $48,188 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 69% 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 41% Stable renters 28% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,383
Renter share68.8%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate31.1%
Median income$48,188

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 25 tracts In Chico
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#10 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 39.7192, -121.8130 · 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
31.1% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,215 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 001300Chico: 7.87.8Chicoparent cityCounty: 6.56.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 26Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2014)
  • 26Filings 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

What moves this score most is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2014.

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 06007001300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007001300?

Census tract 06007001300 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 06007001300?

Median gross rent is $1,215/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007001300?

31.1% of residents in tract 06007001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,707.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007001300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 86th, minority 58th, housing 97th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007001300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007001300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.84% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 06007001300 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.3% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06007001300 compare to Chico overall?

Tract 06007001300 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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