Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Central Berkeley Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06001422200 · Alameda, CA · pop 3,280 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 06001422200 sits in the Central Berkeley area of Berkeley eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,989 monthly, set against $108,523 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 36% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,447

Renter share53.4%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate7.2%

Median income$108,523

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Berkeley and the region

Centroid at 37.8729, -122.2878 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Berkeley scores 6.2

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

7.2% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,989 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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 Central Berkeley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

18%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
59%Grade C
30%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 Central 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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
22.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Berkeley

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Berkeley eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Alameda County average of 5.8 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 30% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001422200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001422200?

Census tract 06001422200 in the Central Berkeley neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 06001422200?

Median gross rent is $1,989/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001422200?

7.2% of residents in tract 06001422200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,280.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001422200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 10th, minority 55th, housing 47th.

Is tract 06001422200 considered part of Central Berkeley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001422200 fall within Central Berkeley (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001422200 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001422200 compare to Berkeley overall?

Tract 06001422200 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Berkeley at 8.2/10. 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 06001422200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 30% 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.

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