Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Cottonwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tulare

Tract 06107002904 · Tulare, CA · pop 6,028 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Eviction risk in the Cottonwood area of Tulare centers on tract 06107002904, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,028 residents. On the national scale it ranks #12,151 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,292 a month while the average household earns $57,723 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 21% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,837

Renter share45.5%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate18.3%

Median income$57,723

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tulare and the region

Centroid at 36.1899, -119.3214 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cottonwood scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Tulare

4.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

18.3% poverty · this tract

4.6

Supply constraint

$1,292 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Tulare

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Tulare

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Tulare

7.7

How Cottonwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

94%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cottonwood. 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.

24.2%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
30.3%Food insecurity
30.0%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
18.4%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
38.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cottonwood

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Tulare, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tulare County average of 6.0 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 94th 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.

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 06107002904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107002904?

Census tract 06107002904 in the Cottonwood neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 06107002904?

Median gross rent is $1,292/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107002904?

18.3% of residents in tract 06107002904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,028.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107002904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 86th, minority 76th, housing 83th.

Is tract 06107002904 considered part of Cottonwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06107002904 fall within Cottonwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06107002904 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.2% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107002904 compare to Tulare overall?

Tract 06107002904 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Tulare at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tulare; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tulare

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