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Neighborhood · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally

No sidewalk riding district Eviction Risk: High , Chico

Tract 06007000502 · Butte, CA · pop 5,199 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06007000502 (the No sidewalk riding district neighborhood of Chico, California) comes in at 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #3,297 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 80% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,492 monthly, set against $36,580 in average yearly household income, roughly 49% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 66% Stable renters 17% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units2,255
Renter share83.0%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate51.3%
Median income$36,580

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In No sidewalk riding district
High
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 25 tracts In Chico
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 54 tracts In Butte
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#268 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chico and the region

Centroid at 39.7296, -121.8618 · click any tract to drill in

Why No sidewalk riding district scores 8.7

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
51.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,492 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 No sidewalk riding district compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
No sidewalk riding district risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.78.7This tracttract 000502Chico: 7.87.8Chicoparent cityCounty: 6.56.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 42Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.13%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2014)
  • 42Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within No sidewalk riding district. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in No sidewalk riding district

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2014.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% 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 06007000502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007000502?

Census tract 06007000502 in the No sidewalk riding district neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (High 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 06007000502?

Median gross rent is $1,492/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007000502?

51.3% of residents in tract 06007000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,199.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 11th, minority 65th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 06007000502 considered part of No sidewalk riding district?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06007000502 fall within No sidewalk riding district (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007000502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007000502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.13% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 06007000502 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.8% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 06007000502 compare to Chico overall?

Tract 06007000502 scores 8.7/10, higher 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.

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