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Census Tract · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally

Palm Springs Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06065941001 · Riverside, CA · pop 1,840 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Palm Springs

Census tract 06065941001 covers Palm Springs, home to 1,840 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,381 a month while the average household earns $40,188 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 10% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,201
Renter share26.7%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$40,188

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 17 tracts In Palm Springs
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 518 tracts In Riverside
Very High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#1,573 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#3,427 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palm Springs and the region

Centroid at 33.7854, -116.4891 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palm Springs scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palm Springs
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,381 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palm Springs
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palm Springs
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palm Springs
7.6

How Palm Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Palm Springs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.47.4This tracttract 941001Palm Springs: 8.38.3Palm Springsparent cityCounty: 5.15.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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 Palm Springs

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.7/10. 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 Palm 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06065941001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06065941001?

Census tract 06065941001 in Palm Springs scores 7.4/10 (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 06065941001?

Median gross rent is $1,381/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06065941001?

18.4% of residents in tract 06065941001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,840.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06065941001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 71th, minority 47th, housing 85th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06065941001 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06065941001 compare to Palm Springs overall?

Tract 06065941001 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Palm Springs at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palm Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palm Springs

Top eight tracts in Palm Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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