4 census tracts · pop 18,104 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.9–7.4
Walnut Heights takes in 4 census tracts of Walnut Creek, CA and houses 18,104 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Walnut Creek baseline of 30.6%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,783, 33% below the Walnut Creek average of $2,680. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.9 to 7.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
15% 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. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
SNAP participation is 6.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 4.5% 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 #5 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Pleasant Valley and Rossmoor.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Heights vs Walnut CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.1%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
23.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights scores 6.4/10 (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 Walnut Heights compare to Walnut Creek overall?
Walnut Heights scores 0.6 points lower than Walnut Creek overall (7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,783 vs $2,680.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Heights?
Average gross rent in Walnut Heights is $1,783/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Heights residents are renters?
40% of Walnut Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Walnut Creek). The neighborhood has 18,104 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Heights sits in the 32nd 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 Walnut Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walnut Heights is census tract 06013339001 (score 7.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.4, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Walnut Heights for landlords?
Walnut Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). 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 Walnut Heights?
Walnut Heights has 17,929 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
