Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Walnut Creek
Tract 06013343003 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 3,847 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
06013343003 is a census tract in the Walnut Heights area of Walnut Creek, CA. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. around a third of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Contra Costa County average of 48.7%.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,385
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate1.1%
Median income$174,148
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region
Centroid at 37.8872, -122.0284 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Heights scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,639 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.6%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.3%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 22.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Heights
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 5.6% against 14.2% nationally.
It sits 0.9 points below the Contra Costa County average of 6.8. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.3% against 11.3% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.9/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06013343003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013343003?
Census tract 06013343003 in the Walnut Heights neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 06013343003?
Median gross rent is $2,639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06013343003?
1.1% of residents in tract 06013343003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,847.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06013343003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 24th, minority 34th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 06013343003 considered part of Walnut Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013343003 fall within Walnut Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06013343003 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06013343003 compare to Walnut Creek overall?
Tract 06013343003 scores 5.9/10, 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.
Tract · CA
Burton Valley
7.7
/ 10 · High
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Burton Valley
7.6
/ 10 · High
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Rossmoor
7.5
/ 10 · High
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Walnut Heights
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Acalanes Ridge
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hillsdale
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Rossmoor
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Ygnacio Hills
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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