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Neighborhood · Riverside, CA

May Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 21,461 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10 · range 6–6.7

May is a 4-tract neighborhood of Riverside, CA and houses 21,461 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Riverside rate of 34.0%.

The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.4/10.

At $2,070 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Riverside commands. Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Riverside, it ranks #21 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are La Sierra South and Canyon Crest.

The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $87,103.

40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 6.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
May vs Riverside How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.5% +63%
Riverside: 34.0%
Average gross rent
$2,070 +8%
Riverside: $1,914
Average HH income
$87,103 -2%
Riverside: $88,575
Poverty rate
9.6% -23%
Riverside: 12.5%
Renter share
39.5% -9%
Riverside: 43.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across May and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 6–6.7

Why May scores 6.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.9 across tracts
5.7
Rent control risk
56% of income on rent · Range 5.4–7.9 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.4–6.6 across tracts
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
40% renter households · Range 5.0–7.6 across tracts
5.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.6–6.5 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
9.6% below poverty line · Range 2.1–3.4 across tracts
2.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–5.1 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

May vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

May score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.4MayNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in May?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.7 points from 6 to 6.7. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in May

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
06065041406 6.7 6,422 67% $2,131
06065041405 6.5 5,542 35% $1,863
06065040815 6.5 3,919 54% $2,319
06065041412 6 5,578 64% $2,032
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 63

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 58%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 57%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in May

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About May

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for May?

May scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 May compare to Riverside overall?

May scores 0.2 points lower than Riverside overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,070 vs $1,914.
Q3

What is the average rent in May?

Average gross rent in May is $2,070/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of May residents are renters?

40% of May households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Riverside). The neighborhood has 21,461 residents.
Q5

Is May a high social-vulnerability area?

May sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in May have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in May is census tract 06065041406 (score 6.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7

How safe is May for landlords?

May carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Riverside as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of May?

May has 20,460 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Riverside

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to May.

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