7 census tracts · pop 33,996 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 6.5–8.7
Harden Ranch takes in 7 census tracts of Salinas, CA and houses 33,996 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 32.2% citywide, putting Harden Ranch 17.6% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.5 to 8.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Average gross rent is $2,295, 15% above the Salinas average of $1,991. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.
18.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #5 of 9 neighborhoods in Salinas.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $91,895. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Harden Ranch 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 & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Harden Ranch
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.9%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
19.3%SNAP enrollment
18.8%No health insurance
31.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Harden Ranch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Harden Ranch?
Harden Ranch scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Harden Ranch compare to Salinas overall?
Harden Ranch scores 0.3 points lower than Salinas overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,295 vs $1,991.
Q3
What is the average rent in Harden Ranch?
Average gross rent in Harden Ranch is $2,295/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Harden Ranch residents are renters?
48% of Harden Ranch households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Salinas). The neighborhood has 33,996 residents.
Q5
Is Harden Ranch a high social-vulnerability area?
Harden Ranch sits in the 75th 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 Harden Ranch have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Harden Ranch is census tract 06053010506 (score 8.7/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 8.7, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Harden Ranch for landlords?
Harden Ranch carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Harden Ranch?
Harden Ranch has 33,335 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (76.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
