Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Lavender Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Sacramento

Tract 06067001400 · Sacramento, CA · pop 2,451 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Eviction risk in the Lavender Heights neighborhood of Sacramento centers on tract 06067001400, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,451 residents. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,447 a month against an average household income of $61,290 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 88% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 50% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units1,848

Renter share87.5%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate13.3%

Median income$61,290

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sacramento and the region

Centroid at 38.5740, -121.4721 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lavender Heights scores 7.2

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

13.3% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,447 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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 Lavender Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

23%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
72%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
63%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 Lavender Heights. 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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
26.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lavender Heights

The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 06067001400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06067001400?

Census tract 06067001400 in the Lavender Heights neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 06067001400?

Median gross rent is $1,447/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06067001400?

13.3% of residents in tract 06067001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,451.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06067001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 49th, minority 55th, housing 72th.

Is tract 06067001400 considered part of Lavender Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06067001400 fall within Lavender Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06067001400 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06067001400 compare to Sacramento overall?

Tract 06067001400 scores 7.2/10, 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 06067001400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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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