Neighborhood · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally

College Town Eviction Risk: High , Sacramento

Tract 06067005508 · Sacramento, CA · pop 4,218 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

In the College Town neighborhood of Sacramento, census tract 06067005508 scores 7.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,638 a month while the average household earns $60,000 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 28% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units1,900

Renter share67.1%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate31.3%

Median income$60,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sacramento and the region

Centroid at 38.5779, -121.4084 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Town scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sacramento

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

31.3% poverty · this tract

7.8

Supply constraint

$1,638 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sacramento

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sacramento

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sacramento

8.1

How College Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

81%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
99%Housing & transportation

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.

15.1%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
19.8%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
33.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Town

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% 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 06067005508

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06067005508?

Census tract 06067005508 in the College Town neighborhood scores 8/10 (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 06067005508?

Median gross rent is $1,638/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06067005508?

31.3% of residents in tract 06067005508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,218.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06067005508?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 24th, minority 71th, housing 99th.

Is tract 06067005508 considered part of College Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06067005508 fall within College Town (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06067005508 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.1% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06067005508 compare to Sacramento overall?

Tract 06067005508 scores 8/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sacramento

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