1 census tracts · pop 2,771 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Pacific Grove Acres is a one-tract suburb of Pacific Grove, CA, population 2,771. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
66% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Pacific Grove rate of 33.4%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.8/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. Average gross rent runs $2,405, close to the Pacific Grove average.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pacific Grove Acres vs Pacific GroveHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pacific Grove Acres
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.0%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pacific Grove Acres
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pacific Grove Acres?
Pacific Grove Acres scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Pacific Grove Acres compare to Pacific Grove overall?
Pacific Grove Acres scores 0.2 points lower than Pacific Grove overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,405 vs $2,455.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pacific Grove Acres?
Average gross rent in Pacific Grove Acres is $2,405/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pacific Grove Acres residents are renters?
54% of Pacific Grove Acres households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Pacific Grove). The neighborhood has 2,771 residents.
Q5
Is Pacific Grove Acres a high social-vulnerability area?
Pacific Grove Acres sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pacific Grove Acres for landlords?
Pacific Grove Acres carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pacific Grove as a whole (7.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pacific Grove Acres?
Pacific Grove Acres has 2,837 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%), Other / Multiracial (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
