Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Royal Palms Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cathedral City

Tract 06065941100 · Riverside, CA · pop 2,248 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Royal Palms neighborhood of Cathedral City anchors census tract 06065941100, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #20,249 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,648 a month against an average household income of $54,736 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 4% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,441

Renter share9.9%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate11.2%

Median income$54,736

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cathedral City and the region

Centroid at 33.7938, -116.4663 · click any tract to drill in

Why Royal Palms scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cathedral City

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.2% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,648 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cathedral City

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cathedral City

4.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cathedral City

5.3

How Royal Palms compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

50%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Royal Palms. 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.

5.6%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
4.5%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
10.6%Frequent mental distress
40.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Royal Palms

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.4/10. 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 Cathedral City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Riverside County average of 6.2 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06065941100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06065941100?

Census tract 06065941100 in the Royal Palms neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06065941100?

Median gross rent is $1,648/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06065941100?

11.2% of residents in tract 06065941100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,248.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06065941100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 53th, minority 22th, housing 50th.

Is tract 06065941100 considered part of Royal Palms?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06065941100 fall within Royal Palms (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06065941100 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06065941100 compare to Cathedral City overall?

Tract 06065941100 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Cathedral City at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cathedral City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cathedral City

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