4 census tracts · pop 16,984 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.3–8.1
Somerset Highlands is a 4-tract neighborhood of Vallejo, CA and houses 16,984 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Vallejo rate of 35.1%.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Vallejo, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $2,179, close to the Vallejo average.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $86,805. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Somerset Highlands vs VallejoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Somerset Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
17.9%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
30.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Somerset Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Somerset Highlands?
Somerset Highlands scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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.
Q2
How does Somerset Highlands compare to Vallejo overall?
Somerset Highlands scores 0.3 points higher than Vallejo overall (7.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,179 vs $2,073.
Q3
What is the average rent in Somerset Highlands?
Average gross rent in Somerset Highlands is $2,179/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Somerset Highlands residents are renters?
48% of Somerset Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Vallejo). The neighborhood has 16,984 residents.
Q5
Is Somerset Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Somerset Highlands sits in the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Somerset Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Somerset Highlands is census tract 06095250200 (score 8.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 8.1, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Somerset Highlands for landlords?
Somerset Highlands carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Vallejo as a whole (7.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Somerset Highlands?
Somerset Highlands has 16,272 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (28.2%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
