Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Soquel Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06087122001 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 5,293 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Soquel
Census tract 06087122001 covers part of Soquel, CA, and scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,293 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,982
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$130,345
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Soquel and the region
Centroid at 37.0237, -121.9240 · click any tract to drill in
Why Soquel scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,717 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Soquel
The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 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 1.8 points. At $1,717 a month, rents run 24% under what the rest of Soquel commands.
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Santa Cruz County average of 48.5%. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 24% 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 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $130,345, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087122001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122001?
Census tract 06087122001 in Soquel scores 5/10 (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 06087122001?
Median gross rent is $1,717/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087122001?
3.9% of residents in tract 06087122001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,293.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087122001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 55th, minority 33th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06087122001 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06087122001 compare to Soquel overall?
Tract 06087122001 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Soquel at 6.4/10. 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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