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Neighborhood · Sacramento, CA

Westlake Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 5,514 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10 · range 6.7–6.7

Westlake maps to a single census tract in Sacramento, CA and houses 5,514 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 66% against 32.8% citywide, putting Westlake 33.1% over its own city.

The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $1,280, 28% below the Sacramento average of $1,779.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. That places it #33 of 34 neighborhoods in Sacramento.

At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $122,401, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westlake vs Sacramento How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
65.9% +101%
Sacramento: 32.8%
Average gross rent
$1,280 -28%
Sacramento: $1,779
Average HH income
$122,401 +46%
Sacramento: $83,753
Poverty rate
9.6% -33%
Sacramento: 14.4%
Renter share
20.5% -58%
Sacramento: 48.3%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Westlake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.7–6.7

Why Westlake scores 6.7

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
66% 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
21% 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
9.6% below poverty line · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Westlake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.7WestlakeNeighborhood7.9Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Westlake

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
06067007026 6.7 5,514 66% $1,280
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

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

Socioeconomic status 15%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 41%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westlake

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

Frequently asked

About Westlake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Westlake?

Westlake scores 6.7/10 (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 Westlake compare to Sacramento overall?

Westlake scores 1.2 points lower than Sacramento overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,280 vs $1,779.
Q3

What is the average rent in Westlake?

Average gross rent in Westlake is $1,280/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Westlake residents are renters?

21% of Westlake households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Sacramento). The neighborhood has 5,514 residents.
Q5

Is Westlake a high social-vulnerability area?

Westlake sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Westlake for landlords?

Westlake carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 Westlake?

Westlake has 5,695 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (37%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.5%), Hispanic / Latino (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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