Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Chico Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06007001602 · Butte, CA · pop 3,122 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Chico

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06007001602 in Chico in Butte County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,122 residents. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,929 monthly, set against $120,804 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 8% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units1,407

Renter share19.4%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$120,804

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chico and the region

Centroid at 39.8139, -121.7790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chico scores 5.4

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

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,929 rent vs county FMR

8.2

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

18%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

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.

6.5%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

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 about the same as the Butte County average of 5.9 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06007001602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007001602?

Census tract 06007001602 in Chico scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 06007001602?

Median gross rent is $1,929/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007001602?

5.2% of residents in tract 06007001602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,122.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007001602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 21th, minority 25th, housing 53th.

What share of households in tract 06007001602 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06007001602 compare to Chico overall?

Tract 06007001602 scores 5.4/10, lower 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.