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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Eviction Risk: High , Salinas

Tract 06053000900 · Monterey, CA · pop 5,572 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 06053000900 sits in the Sunset area of Salinas eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.3/10. It is home to 5,572 residents. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 31% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,358
Renter share60.8%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$74,792

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sunset
Moderate
Within parent city
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#14 of 34 tracts In Salinas
Elevated
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 103 tracts In Monterey
High
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#3,143 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Salinas and the region

Centroid at 36.6691, -121.6261 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset scores 8.3

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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,719 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Sunset compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunset risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.38.3This tracttract 000900Salinas: 7.97.9Salinasparent cityCounty: 7.27.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunset

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Housing insecurity runs 31.0% against 14.2% nationally.

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Monterey County average of 7.2.

Average gross rent is $1,719, 14% below the Salinas average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for about half of renters. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $74,792. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06053000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000900?

Census tract 06053000900 in the Sunset neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (High 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 06053000900?

Median gross rent is $1,719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000900?

11.0% of residents in tract 06053000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,572.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 72th, minority 94th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 06053000900 considered part of Sunset?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000900 fall within Sunset (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06053000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.0% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06053000900 compare to Salinas overall?

Tract 06053000900 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Salinas at 7.9/10. 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.

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