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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Interlaken Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06087123300 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 1,361 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Interlaken

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06087123300 (Interlaken in Santa Cruz County, California) comes in at 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,862 a month. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 22% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units465
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate4.4%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Interlaken
Very Low
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#7,640 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Interlaken and the region

Centroid at 36.9339, -121.6754 · click any tract to drill in

Why Interlaken scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Interlaken
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,862 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Interlaken
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Interlaken
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Interlaken
6.8

How Interlaken compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Interlaken risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 123300Interlaken: 8.18.1Interlakenparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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 Interlaken

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Interlaken, 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 16.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 61st 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 06087123300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087123300?

Census tract 06087123300 in Interlaken scores 3.6/10 (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 06087123300?

Median gross rent is $1,862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087123300?

4.4% of residents in tract 06087123300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,361.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087123300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 11th, minority 72th, housing 92th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06087123300 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.5% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06087123300 compare to Interlaken overall?

Tract 06087123300 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Interlaken at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Interlaken; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Interlaken

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

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