Neighborhood · Watsonville, CA

Freedom Eviction Risk: Elevated

8 census tracts · pop 30,165 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10 · range 3.9–7.9

Freedom is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Watsonville with 8 census tracts and a population of 30,165 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,746/month sits 8% lower than the Watsonville citywide average ($1,889).

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

8 tracts · population-weighted

Freedom vs Watsonville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.8% +41%

Watsonville: 33.8%

Average gross rent

$1,746 -8%

Watsonville: $1,889

Average HH income

$80,122 +7%

Watsonville: $74,785

Poverty rate

11.8% -22%

Watsonville: 15.2%

Renter share

48.4% -12%

Watsonville: 55.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Freedom and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 3.9–7.9

Why Freedom scores 6.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts

8.2

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 4.3–8.2 across tracts

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.3–6.8 across tracts

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

48% renter households · Range 7.4–9.5 across tracts

9.3

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.1–7.5 across tracts

7.2

Economic stress

11.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.3 across tracts

3.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Risk score comparison

Freedom vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Freedom?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4 points from 3.9 to 7.9. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.9 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.3 3.9

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in Freedom

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
06087110202	7.9	4,642	60%	$1,824
06087110503	7.5	3,110	63%	$1,991
06087110505	7	5,206	50%	$1,711
06087110601	6.8	4,587	30%	$1,523
06087110504	6.6	3,166	55%	$1,853
06087110506	6.5	3,077	55%	$2,100
06087110602	6.3	3,465	24%	$1,373
06087110700	3.9	2,912	49%	$1,728

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 82%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 85%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 88%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 70%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Freedom

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

23.0%Housing insecurity
11.1%Utility shutoff threat
28.3%Food insecurity
23.3%SNAP enrollment
21.5%No health insurance
35.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Freedom

What is the eviction-risk score for Freedom?

Freedom scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Freedom compare to Watsonville overall?

Freedom scores 1.6 points lower than Watsonville overall (8.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,746 vs $1,889.

What is the average rent in Freedom?

Average gross rent in Freedom is $1,746/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Freedom residents are renters?

48% of Freedom households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Watsonville). The neighborhood has 30,165 residents.

Is Freedom a high social-vulnerability area?

Freedom sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Freedom have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Freedom is census tract 06087110202 (score 7.9/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 7.9, a spread of 4 points.

How safe is Freedom for landlords?

Freedom carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Watsonville as a whole (8.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Freedom?

Freedom has 29,352 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (79.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Freedom

7.5 Colache Town 7 tracts · pop 26,036 5.1 Capitola Esplanade 6 tracts · pop 18,983 6.7 Mission Hill Historic District 7 tracts · pop 23,630 6.7 Westside 3 tracts · pop 14,207 2.6 The Vineyards 2 tracts · pop 8,749

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Watsonville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Freedom.

7.4 Colache Town 7 tracts · pop 26,036

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