1 census tracts · pop 5,706 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Ambler is a one-tract neighborhood of Visalia, CA and houses 5,706 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. Cost burden runs 72% against 30.1% citywide, putting Ambler 41.5% over its own city.
35% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation is 37.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $44,643 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,208 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Visalia commands.
19.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Visalia, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Candelas and Crestwood score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ambler vs VisaliaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ambler
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.8%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility shutoff threat
35.0%Food insecurity
37.2%SNAP enrollment
19.2%No health insurance
41.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ambler
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ambler?
Ambler scores 8/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Ambler compare to Visalia overall?
Ambler scores 1.4 points higher than Visalia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 72% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,208 vs $1,490.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ambler?
Average gross rent in Ambler is $1,208/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ambler residents are renters?
60% of Ambler households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Visalia). The neighborhood has 5,706 residents.
Q5
Is Ambler a high social-vulnerability area?
Ambler sits in the 82nd 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.
Q6
How safe is Ambler for landlords?
Ambler carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Visalia as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ambler?
Ambler has 6,020 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (62%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.8%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
