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Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

San Ardo Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06053011400 · Monterey, CA · pop 4,631 · 2% of tract blocks fall in San Ardo

Eviction risk in San Ardo centers on tract 06053011400, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,631 residents. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,147 monthly, set against $96,786 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 19% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,282
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$96,786

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In San Ardo
Moderate
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 103 tracts In Monterey
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#3,076 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#8,138 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Ardo and the region

Centroid at 35.9669, -120.9172 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Ardo scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Ardo
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,147 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Ardo
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Ardo
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Ardo
9.6

How San Ardo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
San Ardo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 011400San Ardo: 8.88.8San Ardoparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Ardo

What moves this score most is housing court bias at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Ardo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monterey County average of 5.6 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06053011400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053011400?

Census tract 06053011400 in San Ardo scores 6.4/10 (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 06053011400?

Median gross rent is $1,147/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053011400?

13.2% of residents in tract 06053011400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,631.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053011400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 22th, minority 55th, housing 67th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06053011400 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06053011400 compare to San Ardo overall?

Tract 06053011400 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of San Ardo at 8.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Ardo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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