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Neighborhood · Sacramento, CA

Pocket Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,337 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10 · range 6.9–6.9

Pocket is a one-tract suburb of Sacramento, CA and houses 3,337 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Cost burden runs 24% against 32.8% citywide, putting Pocket 8.7% under its own city.

Running cool is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate.

At $1,970 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Sacramento commands. That places it #30 of 34 neighborhoods in Sacramento.

Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Hollywood Park and Natomas Creek. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $104,797.

One tract means one number: 6.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pocket vs Sacramento How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
24.1% -27%
Sacramento: 32.8%
Average gross rent
$1,970 +11%
Sacramento: $1,779
Average HH income
$104,797 +25%
Sacramento: $83,753
Poverty rate
6.5% -55%
Sacramento: 14.4%
Renter share
20.1% -58%
Sacramento: 48.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pocket and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.9–6.9

Why Pocket scores 6.9

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 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
24% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
20% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
6.5% below poverty line · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

Pocket vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Pocket score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.9PocketNeighborhood7.9Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Pocket

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
06067004008 6.9 3,337 24% $1,970
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 43

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

Socioeconomic status 34%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pocket

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

Frequently asked

About Pocket

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Pocket?

Pocket scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 Pocket compare to Sacramento overall?

Pocket scores 1.0 points lower than Sacramento overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,970 vs $1,779.
Q3

What is the average rent in Pocket?

Average gross rent in Pocket is $1,970/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Pocket residents are renters?

20% of Pocket households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Sacramento). The neighborhood has 3,337 residents.
Q5

Is Pocket a high social-vulnerability area?

Pocket sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Pocket for landlords?

Pocket carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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 Sacramento as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Pocket?

Pocket has 3,230 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25%), Hispanic / Latino (17.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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