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Neighborhood · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally

Central Berkeley Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06001423000 · Alameda, CA · pop 4,549 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 06001423000 sits in the Central Berkeley neighborhood of Berkeley, California. It has a population of 4,549 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 63% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 42% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,345/month against a median household income of $81,759 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 23% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,994
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$81,759

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 3 tracts In Central Berkeley
Very High
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank — 76th percentileBottomTop
#9 of 34 tracts In Berkeley
High
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank — 70th percentileBottomTop
#114 of 378 tracts In Alameda
Elevated
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank — 57th percentileBottomTop
#3,960 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Berkeley and the region

Centroid at 37.8668, -122.2771 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Berkeley scores 6.1

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
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$2,345 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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.
Central Berkeley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 423000Berkeley: 6.36.3Berkeleyparent cityCounty: 5.85.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001423000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001423000?

Census tract 06001423000 in the Central Berkeley neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06001423000?

Median gross rent is $2,345/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001423000?

13.8% of residents in tract 06001423000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,549.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001423000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 8th, minority 60th, housing 67th.

Q5

Is tract 06001423000 considered part of Central Berkeley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001423000 fall within Central Berkeley (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06001423000 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 06001423000 compare to Berkeley overall?

Tract 06001423000 scores 6.1/10 — right in line with 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.

Q8

Was tract 06001423000 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 93% 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.

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