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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Rio del Mar Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06087122202 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 2,339

Census tract 06087122202 sits in Rio del Mar in Santa Cruz County, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 89% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $194,643 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 1% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units896
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$194,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Rio del Mar
Moderate
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#69 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#8,991 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rio del Mar and the region

Centroid at 36.9631, -121.8738 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rio del Mar scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rio del Mar
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rio del Mar
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rio del Mar
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rio del Mar
5.2

How Rio del Mar compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rio del Mar risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 122202Rio del Mar: 8.08.0Rio del Marparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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 Rio del Mar

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Rio del Mar, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06087122202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122202?

Census tract 06087122202 in Rio del Mar scores 2/10 (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 06087122202?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 89% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087122202?

2.8% of residents in tract 06087122202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,339.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087122202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 10th, minority 29th, housing 10th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06087122202 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06087122202 compare to Rio del Mar overall?

Tract 06087122202 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Rio del Mar at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rio del Mar; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rio del Mar

Top eight tracts in Rio del Mar ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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