Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Village West Eviction Risk: Elevated , Visalia

Tract 06107002008 · Tulare, CA · pop 2,980 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 06107002008 covers the Village West neighborhood of Visalia in California. Home to 2,980 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,326 a month while the average household earns $54,058 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 44% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units1,134

Renter share88.9%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate17.1%

Median income$54,058

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Visalia and the region

Centroid at 36.3237, -119.3407 · click any tract to drill in

Why Village West scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Visalia

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

17.1% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,326 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Visalia

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Visalia

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Visalia

5.9

How Village West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

92%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Village West. 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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
26.9%Food insecurity
27.5%SNAP enrollment
14.1%Transit barriers
16.6%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
41.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Village West

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Visalia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Tulare County average of 6.0 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 96th 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 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.3% 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 06107002008

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107002008?

Census tract 06107002008 in the Village West neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 06107002008?

Median gross rent is $1,326/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107002008?

17.1% of residents in tract 06107002008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,980.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107002008?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 85th, minority 64th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06107002008 considered part of Village West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06107002008 fall within Village West (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06107002008 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107002008 compare to Visalia overall?

Tract 06107002008 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Visalia at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Visalia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Visalia

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