Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Desert Hot Springs Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06065044518 · Riverside, CA · pop 7,440 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Desert Hot Springs
For landlords sizing up Desert Hot Springs, census tract 06065044518 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,725 a month while the average household earns $73,629 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,512
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$73,629
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Desert Hot Springs and the region
Centroid at 33.9733, -116.4888 · click any tract to drill in
Why Desert Hot Springs scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,725 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
8.4
How Desert Hot Springs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.6%Food insecurity
- 16.7%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Desert Hot Springs
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Desert Hot Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Riverside County average of 6.2 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 71st 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 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 06065044518
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06065044518?
Census tract 06065044518 in Desert Hot Springs scores 6.2/10 (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 06065044518?
Median gross rent is $1,725/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06065044518?
10.0% of residents in tract 06065044518 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,440.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06065044518?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 56th, minority 79th, housing 42th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06065044518 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06065044518 compare to Desert Hot Springs overall?
Tract 06065044518 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Desert Hot Springs at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Desert Hot Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Desert Hot Springs
Top eight tracts in Desert Hot Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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