2 census tracts · pop 14,713 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.6
Creekbridge spans 2 census tracts of Salinas, CA, population 14,713. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Salinas rate of 32.2%. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10. 10% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10. At $2,277 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Salinas commands. 17.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Salinas, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. At 25% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are West Salinas and South Salinas. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $123,998.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Creekbridge vs SalinasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Creekbridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.9%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
21.8%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
16.8%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Creekbridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Creekbridge?
Creekbridge scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Creekbridge compare to Salinas overall?
Creekbridge scores 1.4 points lower than Salinas overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,277 vs $1,991.
Q3
What is the average rent in Creekbridge?
Average gross rent in Creekbridge is $2,277/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Creekbridge residents are renters?
25% of Creekbridge households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Salinas). The neighborhood has 14,713 residents.
Q5
Is Creekbridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Creekbridge sits in the 54th 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
Which tracts in Creekbridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Creekbridge is census tract 06053010604 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 6.6, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Creekbridge for landlords?
Creekbridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Salinas as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Creekbridge?
Creekbridge has 13,348 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (72.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
