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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

Acalanes Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Walnut Creek

Tract 06013339004 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 3,319 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

06013339004 is a census tract in the Acalanes Ridge area of Walnut Creek, CA. It scores 6.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,319 residents. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 39% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,838
Renter share65.2%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$144,286

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Acalanes Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 21 tracts In Walnut Creek
Elevated
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#117 of 241 tracts In Contra Costa
Moderate
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#5,752 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region

Centroid at 37.9113, -122.0628 · click any tract to drill in

Why Acalanes Ridge scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Walnut Creek
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,864 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walnut Creek
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walnut Creek
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walnut Creek
4.6

How Acalanes Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Acalanes Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.7This tracttract 3390047.0Walnut Creekparent city6.8Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Acalanes Ridge. 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 Acalanes Ridge

65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against Contra Costa County at 48.7%, 40% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 7.5/10.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Contra Costa County average of 6.8 closely. Average gross rent is $2,864, close to the Walnut Creek average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06013339004

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013339004?

Census tract 06013339004 in the Acalanes Ridge neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 06013339004?

Median gross rent is $2,864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013339004?

10.7% of residents in tract 06013339004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,319.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013339004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 20th, minority 61th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 06013339004 considered part of Acalanes Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013339004 fall within Acalanes Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06013339004 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06013339004 compare to Walnut Creek overall?

Tract 06013339004 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of Walnut Creek at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walnut Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Walnut Creek

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

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