Neighborhood · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally

College Town Eviction Risk: High , Sacramento

Tract 06067005201 · Sacramento, CA · pop 3,510 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Here is how census tract 06067005201, in the College Town area of Sacramento eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,510. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,298 a month while the average household earns $52,237 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.6

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 60% Stable renters 38% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units844

Renter share98.1%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate32.2%

Median income$52,237

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sacramento and the region

Centroid at 38.5590, -121.4229 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Town scores 8.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sacramento

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

32.2% poverty · this tract

8.0

Supply constraint

$1,298 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sacramento

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sacramento

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sacramento

8.0

How College Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Town. 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
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
22.6%Food insecurity
19.8%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
26.3%Frequent mental distress
32.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Town

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 8.5/10. 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 Sacramento eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sacramento County average of 6.3 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 9.3% 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 06067005201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06067005201?

Census tract 06067005201 in the College Town neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06067005201?

Median gross rent is $1,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06067005201?

32.2% of residents in tract 06067005201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,510.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06067005201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 1th, minority 79th, housing 90th.

Is tract 06067005201 considered part of College Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06067005201 fall within College Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06067005201 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06067005201 compare to Sacramento overall?

Tract 06067005201 scores 8.6/10, lower than the parent city of Sacramento at 9.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sacramento eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06067005201 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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