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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Soquel Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06087121100 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,122 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Soquel

The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 06087121100 reflects conditions in Soquel in Santa Cruz County, California. On the national scale it ranks #50,585 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,232 a month against an average household income of $116,750 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 11% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,340
Renter share18.0%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$116,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Soquel
Very High
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#46 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#7,790 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Soquel and the region

Centroid at 37.0434, -121.9608 · click any tract to drill in

Why Soquel scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Soquel
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,232 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Soquel
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Soquel
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Soquel
4.9

How Soquel compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Soquel risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 121100Soquel: 8.18.1Soquelparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Soquel

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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 Soquel, 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087121100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087121100?

Census tract 06087121100 in Soquel scores 3.5/10 (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 06087121100?

Median gross rent is $1,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087121100?

9.5% of residents in tract 06087121100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,122.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087121100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 51th, minority 47th, housing 89th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06087121100 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06087121100 compare to Soquel overall?

Tract 06087121100 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Soquel at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Soquel; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Soquel

Top eight tracts in Soquel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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