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Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Gridley Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06007003400 · Butte, CA · pop 3,023 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Gridley

The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 06007003400 reflects conditions in Gridley, California. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $880 monthly, set against $72,353 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 18% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$72,353

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Gridley
Moderate
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 54 tracts In Butte
Low
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#3,404 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9,878 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gridley and the region

Centroid at 39.3453, -121.6578 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gridley scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gridley
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$880 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gridley
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gridley
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gridley
5.8

How Gridley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gridley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 003400Gridley: 7.77.7Gridleyparent cityCounty: 6.56.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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)

  • 5Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak (2014)
  • 5Filings 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 Gridley

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Gridley, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 5 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.1% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06007003400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007003400?

Census tract 06007003400 in Gridley scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 06007003400?

Median gross rent is $880/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007003400?

13.2% of residents in tract 06007003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,023.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007003400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 95th, minority 43th, housing 66th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007003400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007003400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.08% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 06007003400 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06007003400 compare to Gridley overall?

Tract 06007003400 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Gridley at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gridley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gridley

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

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