Neighborhood · East Palo Alto, CA

Crescent Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 16,800 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 3.5–5.9

Crescent Park is a hispanic-white neighborhood in East Palo Alto with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,800 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,507/month sits 12% higher than the East Palo Alto citywide average ($2,244).

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Crescent Park vs East Palo Alto How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

57.1% +64%

East Palo Alto: 34.9%

Average gross rent

$2,507 +12%

East Palo Alto: $2,244

Average HH income

$163,249 +56%

East Palo Alto: $104,832

Poverty rate

8.4% -13%

East Palo Alto: 9.7%

Renter share

46.1% -10%

East Palo Alto: 50.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Crescent Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.5–5.9

Why Crescent Park scores 4.5

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 7.9–7.9 across tracts

7.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts

8.1

Rent control risk

57% of income on rent · Range 4.9–8.9 across tracts

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.8 across tracts

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

46% renter households · Range 8.7–9.3 across tracts

9.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.0–7.0 across tracts

5.9

Economic stress

8.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.3 across tracts

2.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–3.6 across tracts

2.6

Risk score comparison

Crescent Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Crescent Park?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.4 points from 3.5 to 5.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.9 4.8 4.6 3.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Crescent Park

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
06081612002	5.9	2,941	73%	$2,288
06081612001	4.8	4,017	59%	$2,854
06081612101	4.6	3,484	38%	$2,009
06081613900	3.5	6,358	59%	$2,661

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 45%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 51%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 70%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Crescent Park

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

15.3%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Crescent Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Crescent Park?

Crescent Park scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Crescent Park compare to East Palo Alto overall?

Crescent Park scores 3.7 points lower than East Palo Alto overall (8.2/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,507 vs $2,244.

What is the average rent in Crescent Park?

Average gross rent in Crescent Park is $2,507/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Crescent Park residents are renters?

46% of Crescent Park households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in East Palo Alto). The neighborhood has 16,800 residents.

Is Crescent Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Crescent Park sits in the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Crescent Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Crescent Park is census tract 06081612002 (score 5.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5.9, a spread of 2.4 points.

How safe is Crescent Park for landlords?

Crescent Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to East Palo Alto as a whole (8.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Crescent Park?

Crescent Park has 16,988 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Crescent Park

5.5 Duveneck - St. Francis 2 tracts · pop 8,327 3 Downtown North 3 tracts · pop 10,960 2.6 Stanford Hills 3 tracts · pop 11,280 3.5 Sequoia Tract 5 tracts · pop 20,575 4.7 Kensington Square 10 tracts · pop 42,760 2.6 Devonshire 8 tracts · pop 36,325

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside East Palo Alto

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Crescent Park.

5.5 Duveneck - St. Francis 2 tracts · pop 8,327 5.5 Green Gables 1 tracts · pop 7,336

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