Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally
Capitola Esplanade Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06087121701 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 4,572 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
06087121701 is a census tract in the Capitola Esplanade area of Capitola, CA. It scores 7.8/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,858
Renter share52.9%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$97,035
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Capitola and the region
Centroid at 36.9751, -121.9604 · click any tract to drill in
Why Capitola Esplanade scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Capitola
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,396 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Capitola
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Capitola
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Capitola
6.2
How Capitola Esplanade compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Capitola Esplanade. 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Capitola Esplanade
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. It sits 1.0 points above the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8. Nationally it ranks #9,043 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 48% of renters.
Average gross rent is $2,396, close to the Capitola average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $97,035. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087121701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087121701?
Census tract 06087121701 in the Capitola Esplanade neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 06087121701?
Median gross rent is $2,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087121701?
14.1% of residents in tract 06087121701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,572.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087121701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 75th, minority 59th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 06087121701 considered part of Capitola Esplanade?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087121701 fall within Capitola Esplanade (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087121701 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06087121701 compare to Capitola overall?
Tract 06087121701 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Capitola at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Capitola; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Capitola
Top eight tracts in Capitola ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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