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Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Lafayette Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06013350000 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 6,150 · 56% of tract blocks fall in Lafayette

How risky is Lafayette for landlords? Census tract 06013350000 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,814 a month while the average household earns $193,878 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 28% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,231
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$193,878

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Lafayette
Elevated
Within county
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#228 of 241 tracts In Contra Costa
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#9,027 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#75,086 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 37.8798, -122.1365 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lafayette scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,814 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
3.0

How Lafayette compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lafayette risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 350000Lafayette: 7.97.9Lafayetteparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

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 Lafayette

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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 Lafayette, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Contra Costa County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06013350000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013350000?

Census tract 06013350000 in Lafayette scores 1.9/10 (Lower 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 06013350000?

Median gross rent is $2,814/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013350000?

3.0% of residents in tract 06013350000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,150.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013350000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 5th, minority 52th, housing 59th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06013350000 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06013350000 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 06013350000 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lafayette at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette

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

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