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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally

Evergreen Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palo Alto

Tract 06085511501 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,820 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

06085511501 is a census tract in the Evergreen Park area of Palo Alto, CA. It scores 7.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,820. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.

Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 34% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,884
Renter share61.1%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$165,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Evergreen Park
Moderate
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 16 tracts In Palo Alto
Very High
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#228 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Moderate
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#3,732 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4299, -122.1476 · click any tract to drill in

Why Evergreen Park scores 7.9

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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$3,084 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Evergreen Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Evergreen Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.9This tracttract 5115017.6Palo Altoparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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 Evergreen Park

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

SNAP participation runs 6.2% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $3,084, 11% below the Palo Alto average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #8,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. 45% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $165,000. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085511501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085511501?

Census tract 06085511501 in the Evergreen Park neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 06085511501?

Median gross rent is $3,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085511501?

12.4% of residents in tract 06085511501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,820.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085511501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 22th, minority 62th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 06085511501 considered part of Evergreen Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085511501 fall within Evergreen Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085511501 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085511501 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085511501 scores 7.9/10, higher than the parent city of Palo Alto at 7.6/10. 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

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

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