4 census tracts · pop 14,056 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.6–7.7
Burton Valley is a 4-tract suburb of Walnut Creek, CA and houses 14,056 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Walnut Creek rate of 30.6%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.6 to 7.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 19% 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.
Average gross rent is $2,160, 19% below the Walnut Creek average of $2,680. SNAP participation is 4.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
3.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Walnut Creek, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Pleasant Valley and Bancroft Village score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $122,399.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Burton Valley vs Walnut CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Burton Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.3%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
3.3%No health insurance
26.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Burton Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Burton Valley?
Burton Valley scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Burton Valley compare to Walnut Creek overall?
Burton Valley scores 0.8 points lower than Walnut Creek overall (7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,160 vs $2,680.
Q3
What is the average rent in Burton Valley?
Average gross rent in Burton Valley is $2,160/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Burton Valley residents are renters?
30% of Burton Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Walnut Creek). The neighborhood has 14,056 residents.
Q5
Is Burton Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Burton Valley sits in the 37th 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 Burton Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Burton Valley is census tract 06013351104 (score 7.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7.7, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Burton Valley for landlords?
Burton Valley carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Burton Valley?
Burton Valley has 13,370 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.2%), Hispanic / Latino (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.