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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Joshua Tree Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06071010419 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 3,906 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 06071010419 covers the Joshua Tree Highlands area of Joshua Tree in California. Home to 3,906 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,746 monthly, set against $85,579 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 8% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,533
Renter share21.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$85,579

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Joshua Tree Highlands
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Joshua Tree
Very Low
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#153 of 466 tracts In San Bernardino
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#3,076 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Joshua Tree and the region

Centroid at 34.1084, -116.3113 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joshua Tree Highlands scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Joshua Tree
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,746 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Joshua Tree
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Joshua Tree
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Joshua Tree
8.7

How Joshua Tree Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Joshua Tree Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 010419Joshua Tree: 8.28.2Joshua Treeparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Joshua Tree Highlands

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Joshua Tree, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th 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.

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 06071010419

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071010419?

Census tract 06071010419 in the Joshua Tree Highlands neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06071010419?

Median gross rent is $1,746/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06071010419?

18.0% of residents in tract 06071010419 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,906.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06071010419?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 48th, minority 51th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 06071010419 considered part of Joshua Tree Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06071010419 fall within Joshua Tree Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06071010419 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06071010419 compare to Joshua Tree overall?

Tract 06071010419 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Joshua Tree at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Joshua Tree; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Joshua Tree

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

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