1 census tracts · pop 5,572 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10
· range 8.3–8.3
Sunset maps to a single census tract in Salinas, CA and houses 5,572 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.3/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 32.2% citywide, putting Sunset 16.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. 29.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. SNAP participation is 33.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.
At $1,719 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Salinas commands. Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Salinas, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $74,792. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 8.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset vs SalinasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.0%Housing insecurity
15.2%Utility shutoff threat
39.1%Food insecurity
33.8%SNAP enrollment
29.4%No health insurance
38.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset?
Sunset scores 8.3/10 (High 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 Sunset compare to Salinas overall?
Sunset scores 0.4 points higher than Salinas overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,719 vs $1,991.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset?
Average gross rent in Sunset is $1,719/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset residents are renters?
61% of Sunset households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Salinas). The neighborhood has 5,572 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset sits in the 85th 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
How safe is Sunset for landlords?
Sunset carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). 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 Salinas as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset?
Sunset has 5,989 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (93.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
