Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06087122402 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 4,363 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 06087122402 in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,363 residents. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,485 a month while the average household earns $153,728 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,969
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$153,728
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley and the region
Centroid at 36.9727, -121.8280 · click any tract to drill in
Why Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,485 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
5.9
How Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.5/10. 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 Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, 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 Cruz County average of 5.3 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087122402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122402?
Census tract 06087122402 in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06087122402?
Median gross rent is $2,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087122402?
5.1% of residents in tract 06087122402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087122402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 35th, minority 49th, housing 51th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06087122402 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06087122402 compare to Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley overall?
Tract 06087122402 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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