Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Ocean View Plaza Eviction Risk: Elevated , Monterey
Tract 06053012200 ·
Monterey, CA · pop 2,540 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 06053012200 covers part of the Ocean View Plaza area of Pacific Grove, CA, and scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 26%Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,208
Renter share51.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$118,767
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
14th percentile
#7 of 8 tracts In Ocean View Plaza
Very Low
Within parent city
20th percentile
#5 of 6 tracts In Monterey
Low
Within county
21th percentile
#82 of 103 tracts In Monterey
Low
Within state
24th percentile
#6,893 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Monterey and the region
Centroid at 36.6173, -121.9208 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ocean View Plaza scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Monterey
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,766 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Monterey
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Monterey
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Monterey
5.9
How Ocean View Plaza compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
28%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ocean View Plaza. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.5%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
7.1%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ocean View Plaza
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
Food insecurity runs 7.1% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Monterey County average of 7.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points.
Housing insecurity runs 6.5% against 14.2% nationally. At $2,766 a month, rents run 13% over what the rest of Pacific Grove commands. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 5.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 49% of renters. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $118,767.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053012200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053012200?
Census tract 06053012200 in the Ocean View Plaza neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 06053012200?
Median gross rent is $2,766/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053012200?
7.1% of residents in tract 06053012200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,540.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053012200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 56th, minority 42th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 06053012200 considered part of Ocean View Plaza?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053012200 fall within Ocean View Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053012200 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053012200 compare to Monterey overall?
Tract 06053012200 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Monterey at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Monterey; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Monterey
Top eight tracts in Monterey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.