3 census tracts · pop 11,412 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.9–7
Acalanes Ridge spans 3 census tracts of Walnut Creek, CA, population 11,412. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10.
16% 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 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.9 to 7, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
32% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The voucher gap is 12.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate. At $3,027 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Walnut Creek commands. 4.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #3 of 9 neighborhoods in Walnut Creek. For a like-for-like read, Rossmoor and Walnut Heights score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $141,957. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Acalanes Ridge vs Walnut CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Acalanes Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
21.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Acalanes Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Acalanes Ridge?
Acalanes Ridge scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Acalanes Ridge compare to Walnut Creek overall?
Acalanes Ridge scores 0.5 points lower than Walnut Creek overall (7/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,027 vs $2,680.
Q3
What is the average rent in Acalanes Ridge?
Average gross rent in Acalanes Ridge is $3,027/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Acalanes Ridge residents are renters?
59% of Acalanes Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Walnut Creek). The neighborhood has 11,412 residents.
Q5
Is Acalanes Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Acalanes Ridge sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Acalanes Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Acalanes Ridge is census tract 06013339003 (score 7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Acalanes Ridge for landlords?
Acalanes Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Walnut Creek as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Acalanes Ridge?
Acalanes Ridge has 11,846 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
