8 census tracts · pop 34,572 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 6.5–9
Ragsdale is a 8-tract neighborhood of Merced, CA and houses 34,572 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, in the High tier. Against a Merced baseline of 32.7%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Scores across the 8 constituent tracts range from 6.5 to 9. A 2.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. SNAP participation is 30.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.
At $1,201 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Merced commands. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $56,946.
58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Ragsdale vs MercedHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ragsdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.1%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility shutoff threat
29.8%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
37.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ragsdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ragsdale?
Ragsdale scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Ragsdale compare to Merced overall?
Ragsdale scores 0.5 points higher than Merced overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,201 vs $1,393.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ragsdale?
Average gross rent in Ragsdale is $1,201/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ragsdale residents are renters?
58% of Ragsdale households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Merced). The neighborhood has 34,572 residents.
Q5
Is Ragsdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Ragsdale sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Ragsdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ragsdale is census tract 06047001601 (score 9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 9, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Ragsdale for landlords?
Ragsdale carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Merced as a whole (7.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ragsdale?
Ragsdale has 35,713 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (57.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Merced
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Ragsdale.
