8 census tracts · pop 26,531 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 7.9–9.3
Gardenland is a 8-tract neighborhood of Sacramento, CA and houses 26,531 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.9/10, in the High tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Sacramento rate of 32.8%.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
SNAP participation is 31.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.9 to 9.3, a 1.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $1,502 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Sacramento commands. 14.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Among the 34 mapped neighborhoods of Sacramento, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Elder Creek and Lavender Heights score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.9
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Gardenland vs SacramentoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gardenland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.3%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility shutoff threat
29.6%Food insecurity
29.7%SNAP enrollment
16.5%No health insurance
37.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gardenland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gardenland?
Gardenland scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Gardenland compare to Sacramento overall?
Gardenland scores 1.0 points higher than Sacramento overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,502 vs $1,779.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gardenland?
Average gross rent in Gardenland is $1,502/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gardenland residents are renters?
50% of Gardenland households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Sacramento). The neighborhood has 26,531 residents.
Q5
Is Gardenland a high social-vulnerability area?
Gardenland sits in the 86th 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 Gardenland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gardenland is census tract 06067007001 (score 9.3/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.9 to 9.3, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Gardenland for landlords?
Gardenland carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sacramento as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gardenland?
Gardenland has 26,372 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
