Census Tract · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

Chico Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06007000403 · Butte, CA · pop 3,528 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Chico

Census tract 06007000403 runs through Chico. With 3,528 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,521 a month against an average household income of $67,264 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 24% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,513

Renter share46.1%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$67,264

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chico and the region

Centroid at 39.7511, -121.8695 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chico scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Chico

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,521 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Chico

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Chico

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Chico

8.4

How Chico compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

64%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
31.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chico

The heaviest input here is 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 Chico, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Butte County average of 5.9 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06007000403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007000403?

Census tract 06007000403 in Chico scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06007000403?

Median gross rent is $1,521/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007000403?

15.5% of residents in tract 06007000403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,528.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007000403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 74th, minority 41th, housing 61th.

What share of households in tract 06007000403 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06007000403 compare to Chico overall?

Tract 06007000403 scores 7.1/10, lower than the parent city of Chico at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chico; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chico

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