Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally

Natividad Eviction Risk: Elevated , Salinas

Tract 06053000200 · Monterey, CA · pop 7,390 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06053000200 sits in the Natividad neighborhood of Salinas, California. It has a population of 7,390 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 56% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 22% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,246/month against a median household income of $107,859 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 15% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,009
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$107,859

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
75 th percentile
Rank — 75th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 5 tracts In Natividad
High
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank — 79th percentileBottomTop
#8 of 34 tracts In Salinas
High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank — 81th percentileBottomTop
#20 of 103 tracts In Monterey
High
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#4,526 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Salinas and the region

Centroid at 36.7024, -121.6436 · click any tract to drill in

Why Natividad scores 6.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Salinas
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$2,246 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salinas
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salinas
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salinas
7.0

How Natividad compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Natividad risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 000200Salinas: 5.85.8Salinasparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Natividad. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Frequently asked

About tract 06053000200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000200?

Census tract 06053000200 in the Natividad neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (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 06053000200?

Median gross rent is $2,246/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000200?

14.8% of residents in tract 06053000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,390.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 30th, minority 89th, housing 34th.

Q5

Is tract 06053000200 considered part of Natividad?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000200 fall within Natividad (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06053000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.2% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 06053000200 compare to Salinas overall?

Tract 06053000200 scores 6.0/10 — right in line with the parent city of Salinas at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salinas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Salinas

Top eight tracts in Salinas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Related