7 census tracts · pop 26,315 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.6–7
Creston is a 7-tract neighborhood of Cupertino, CA, population 26,315. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 37% against 22.2% citywide, putting Creston 14.5% over its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 5.6 to 7. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 6.1% of adults, 11.7 points below the national rate.
Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $3,440, close to the Cupertino average.
29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Creston vs CupertinoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Creston
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.4%Housing insecurity
2.7%Utility shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
3.0%No health insurance
20.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Creston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Creston?
Creston scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Creston compare to Cupertino overall?
Creston scores 0.5 points lower than Cupertino overall (7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 22% citywide. Average rent: $3,440 vs $3,501.
Q3
What is the average rent in Creston?
Average gross rent in Creston is $3,440/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Creston residents are renters?
29% of Creston households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Cupertino). The neighborhood has 26,315 residents.
Q5
Is Creston a high social-vulnerability area?
Creston 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
Which tracts in Creston have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Creston is census tract 06085508303 (score 7/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Creston for landlords?
Creston carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cupertino as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Creston?
Creston has 26,064 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (54.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
