Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Aptos Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06087122204 ·
Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,139 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Aptos
06087122204 is a census tract in Aptos, CA. It scores 4.7/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 14%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,044
Renter share26.0%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$127,589
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Aptos
Very High
Within county
7th percentile
#64 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Very Low
Within state
3th percentile
#8,832 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
55th percentile
#37,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Aptos and the region
Centroid at 36.9858, -121.8674 · click any tract to drill in
Why Aptos scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Aptos
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,858 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Aptos
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Aptos
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Aptos
2.9
How Aptos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.5%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Aptos
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.1 points.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Food insecurity runs 9.3% against 17.8% nationally.
Against Santa Cruz County at 48.5%, 44% of renters here are cost-burdened. SNAP participation runs 8.2% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,858, 10% below the Aptos average.
On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10.
Against average income of $127,589, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.8 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087122204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122204?
Census tract 06087122204 in Aptos scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 06087122204?
Median gross rent is $1,858/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087122204?
4.9% of residents in tract 06087122204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087122204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 38th, minority 47th, housing 56th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06087122204 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06087122204 compare to Aptos overall?
Tract 06087122204 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Aptos at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Aptos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Aptos
Top eight tracts in Aptos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.