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Neighborhood · Arden-Arcade, CA

Sierra Oaks Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 5,638 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10 · range 9–9

Sierra Oaks is a one-tract quarter of Arden-Arcade, CA, population 5,638. The Eviction Risk Score is 9/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 35.9% citywide, putting Sierra Oaks 17.4% over its own city.

32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

81% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Set annual rent against average household income of $58,450 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.

Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 27.1% of adults, 9.3 points above the national rate.

That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Arden-Arcade. For a like-for-like read, La Villita and River Park score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,664, close to the Arden-Arcade average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sierra Oaks vs Arden-Arcade How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.3% +48%
Arden-Arcade: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,664 +5%
Arden-Arcade: $1,588
Average HH income
$58,450 -19%
Arden-Arcade: $71,767
Poverty rate
32.1% +73%
Arden-Arcade: 18.5%
Renter share
80.8% +50%
Arden-Arcade: 53.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Sierra Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 9–9

Why Sierra Oaks scores 9

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 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
81% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Economic stress
32.1% below poverty line · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Sierra Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sierra Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sierra Oaks: 9.09.0Sierra OaksNeighborhoodParent city: 7.67.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sierra Oaks

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06067005510 9 5,638 53% $1,664
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

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

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 84%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sierra Oaks

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

Frequently asked

About Sierra Oaks

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sierra Oaks?

Sierra Oaks scores 9/10 (High 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 Sierra Oaks compare to Arden-Arcade overall?

Sierra Oaks scores 1.4 points higher than Arden-Arcade overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,664 vs $1,588.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sierra Oaks?

Average gross rent in Sierra Oaks is $1,664/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sierra Oaks residents are renters?

81% of Sierra Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Arden-Arcade). The neighborhood has 5,638 residents.
Q5

Is Sierra Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Sierra Oaks sits in the 92nd 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

How safe is Sierra Oaks for landlords?

Sierra Oaks carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). 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 Arden-Arcade as a whole (7.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sierra Oaks?

Sierra Oaks has 5,458 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (30.4%), Hispanic / Latino (25.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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