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Barron Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Palo Alto

Tract 06085510600 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,100 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 06085510600, in the Barron Park area of Palo Alto, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,100. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,918 a month while the average household earns $160,972 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 24% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units2,277

Renter share42.9%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate15.8%

Median income$160,972

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4088, -122.1303 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barron Park scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Palo Alto

8.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

15.8% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$2,918 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Palo Alto

4.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Palo Alto

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Palo Alto

3.9

How Barron Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

22%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
72%Housing & transportation

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.

7.2%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
12.6%Frequent mental distress
23.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barron Park

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Palo Alto, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 51st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085510600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510600?

Census tract 06085510600 in the Barron Park neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085510600?

Median gross rent is $2,918/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510600?

15.8% of residents in tract 06085510600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,100.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 65th, minority 71th, housing 72th.

Is tract 06085510600 considered part of Barron Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510600 fall within Barron Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085510600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085510600 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085510600 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palo Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palo Alto

Top eight tracts in Palo Alto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.