Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Rio del Mar Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06087122202 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 2,339
Census tract 06087122202 covers part of Rio del Mar, CA, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs 89% here against 48.5% across Santa Cruz County.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
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 county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
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 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.9%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rio del Mar
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10.
Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.6 points. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10. SNAP participation runs 4.8% against 15.2% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 1.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent is $3,501, close to the Rio del Mar average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087122202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122202?
Census tract 06087122202 in Rio del Mar scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Rio del Mar at 6.6/10. 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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