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Walnut Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Walnut Creek

Tract 06013343002 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 4,658 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

For landlords sizing up the Walnut Heights area of Walnut Creek, census tract 06013343002 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $160,995 a year. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 18% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,757

Renter share32.3%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$160,995

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region

Centroid at 37.9035, -122.0399 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Heights scores 3.4

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

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Walnut Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

11%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walnut Heights. 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.

6.3%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.1%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
13.1%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walnut Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Walnut Creek, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06013343002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013343002?

Census tract 06013343002 in the Walnut Heights neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013343002?

9.8% of residents in tract 06013343002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,658.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013343002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 62th, minority 54th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06013343002 considered part of Walnut Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013343002 fall within Walnut Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06013343002 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.3% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06013343002 compare to Walnut Creek overall?

Tract 06013343002 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Walnut Creek at 8.2/10. 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.