4 census tracts · pop 16,800 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 7.7–9.3
Crescent Park takes in 4 census tracts of East Palo Alto, CA and houses 16,800 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, in the High tier. Against a East Palo Alto baseline of 34.9%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 7.7 to 9.3. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10. At $2,507 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of East Palo Alto commands.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Duveneck - St. Francis and Green Gables. Against average income of $163,249, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Crescent Park vs East Palo AltoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crescent Park?
Crescent Park scores 8.1/10 (High 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.
Q2
How does Crescent Park compare to East Palo Alto overall?
Crescent Park scores 0.2 points higher than East Palo Alto overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,507 vs $2,244.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Crescent Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Crescent Park is census tract 06081612002 (score 9.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 9.3, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Crescent Park for landlords?
Crescent Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). 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 (7.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Crescent Park?
Crescent Park has 16,988 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
