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Neighborhood · Palm Desert, CA

Cahuilla Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 1,440 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10 · range 7.7–7.7

Cahuilla Hills maps to a single census tract in Palm Desert, CA and houses 1,440 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Palm Desert baseline of 37.0%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.

Average gross rent is $1,600, 10% below the Palm Desert average of $1,778. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cahuilla Hills vs Palm Desert How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
62.1% +68%
Palm Desert: 37.0%
Average gross rent
$1,600 -10%
Palm Desert: $1,778
Average HH income
$58,839 -26%
Palm Desert: $79,508
Poverty rate
14.4% +27%
Palm Desert: 11.3%
Renter share
31.8% -9%
Palm Desert: 35.0%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Cahuilla Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.7–7.7

Why Cahuilla Hills scores 7.7

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 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
62% of income on rent · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Economic stress
14.4% below poverty line · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Risk score comparison

Cahuilla Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cahuilla Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.7Cahuilla HillsNeighborhood6.7Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Cahuilla Hills

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
06065045124 7.7 1,440 62% $1,600
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 86%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 9%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cahuilla Hills

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

Frequently asked

About Cahuilla Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cahuilla Hills?

Cahuilla Hills scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Cahuilla Hills compare to Palm Desert overall?

Cahuilla Hills scores 1.0 points higher than Palm Desert overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,600 vs $1,778.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cahuilla Hills?

Average gross rent in Cahuilla Hills is $1,600/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cahuilla Hills residents are renters?

32% of Cahuilla Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Palm Desert). The neighborhood has 1,440 residents.
Q5

Is Cahuilla Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Cahuilla Hills sits in the 55th 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

How safe is Cahuilla Hills for landlords?

Cahuilla Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Palm Desert as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Cahuilla Hills?

Cahuilla Hills has 1,525 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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