1 census tracts · pop 3,705 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Old Palo Alto is a one-tract neighborhood of Palo Alto, CA, population 3,705. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. 18% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Palo Alto rate of 26.6%. SNAP participation is 3.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Disability prevalence reaches 19.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. That places it #7 of 13 neighborhoods in Palo Alto.
For a like-for-like read, Crescent Park and Ventura score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $3,501, close to the Palo Alto average.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Old Palo Alto vs Palo AltoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Palo Alto
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.3%Housing insecurity
2.3%Utility shutoff threat
4.3%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
2.5%No health insurance
19.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Palo Alto
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Palo Alto?
Old Palo Alto scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Old Palo Alto compare to Palo Alto overall?
Old Palo Alto scores 0.7 points lower than Palo Alto overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $3,484.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Palo Alto?
Average gross rent in Old Palo Alto is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Palo Alto residents are renters?
36% of Old Palo Alto households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Palo Alto). The neighborhood has 3,705 residents.
Q5
Is Old Palo Alto a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Palo Alto sits in the 17th 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
How safe is Old Palo Alto for landlords?
Old Palo Alto carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Palo Alto as a whole (7.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Palo Alto?
Old Palo Alto has 3,745 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (40.9%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
