2 census tracts · pop 5,596 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8–8.6
Warm Sands is a 2-tract neighborhood of Palm Springs, CA and houses 5,596 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, High tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Palm Springs rate of 38.0%.
Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.6/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $1,449 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Palm Springs commands.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Palm Springs. The closest comparables inside the same city are El Mirador and Little Beverly Hills.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $59,304. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.4
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Warm Sands vs Palm SpringsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Warm Sands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
36.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Warm Sands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Warm Sands?
Warm Sands scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Warm Sands compare to Palm Springs overall?
Warm Sands scores 1.2 points higher than Palm Springs overall (7.2/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,449 vs $1,562.
Q3
What is the average rent in Warm Sands?
Average gross rent in Warm Sands is $1,449/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Warm Sands residents are renters?
52% of Warm Sands households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Palm Springs). The neighborhood has 5,596 residents.
Q5
Is Warm Sands a high social-vulnerability area?
Warm Sands sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Warm Sands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Warm Sands is census tract 06065941400 (score 8.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Warm Sands for landlords?
Warm Sands carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Springs as a whole (7.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Warm Sands?
Warm Sands has 5,523 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.4%), Hispanic / Latino (26.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
