Neighborhood · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally

North Berkeley Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06001421800 · Alameda, CA · pop 2,260 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 06001421800 sits in the North Berkeley neighborhood of Berkeley, California. It has a population of 2,260 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 28% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 8% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,928/month against a median household income of $179,868 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 26% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units888

Renter share35.6%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$179,868

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Berkeley and the region

Centroid at 37.8803, -122.2782 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Berkeley scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Berkeley

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$2,928 rent vs county FMR

5.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Berkeley

7.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Berkeley

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Berkeley

7.5

How North Berkeley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

4%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
64%Grade B
35%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within North Berkeley. 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.

5.2%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
5.1%Food insecurity
4.3%SNAP enrollment
3.8%Transit barriers
2.9%No health insurance
12.8%Frequent mental distress
22.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 06001421800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001421800?

Census tract 06001421800 in the North Berkeley neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 06001421800?

Median gross rent is $2,928/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001421800?

4.8% of residents in tract 06001421800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,260.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001421800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 11th, minority 47th, housing 50th.

Is tract 06001421800 considered part of North Berkeley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001421800 fall within North Berkeley (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001421800 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.2% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001421800 compare to Berkeley overall?

Tract 06001421800 scores 5.3/10 — lower than the parent city of Berkeley at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berkeley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06001421800 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Berkeley

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