Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Freedom Eviction Risk: Elevated , Watsonville

Tract 06087110202 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 4,642 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.1/10 for census tract 06087110202 reflects conditions in the Freedom area of Watsonville, California. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,824 a month against an average household income of $63,571 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 18% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,458

Renter share46.1%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate21.3%

Median income$63,571

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Watsonville and the region

Centroid at 36.9291, -121.7547 · click any tract to drill in

Why Freedom scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Watsonville

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

21.3% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$1,824 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Watsonville

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Watsonville

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Watsonville

7.5

How Freedom compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

88%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Freedom. 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.

25.0%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
16.1%Transit barriers
22.1%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
39.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Freedom

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Watsonville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Santa Cruz County average of 5.3 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087110202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087110202?

Census tract 06087110202 in the Freedom neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06087110202?

Median gross rent is $1,824/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087110202?

21.3% of residents in tract 06087110202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,642.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087110202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 90th, minority 83th, housing 76th.

Is tract 06087110202 considered part of Freedom?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087110202 fall within Freedom (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087110202 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.0% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087110202 compare to Watsonville overall?

Tract 06087110202 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of Watsonville at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Watsonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Watsonville

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