Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Aptos Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06087122204 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,139 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Aptos
In Aptos, census tract 06087122204 scores 4.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,858 a month against an average household income of $127,589 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
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 county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Aptos and the region
Centroid at 36.9858, -121.8674 · click any tract to drill in
Why Aptos scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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.
- 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 score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087122204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122204?
Census tract 06087122204 in Aptos scores 2.4/10 (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 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 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Aptos at 7.8/10. 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.
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