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Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Palermo Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06007003200 · Butte, CA · pop 4,331 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Palermo

Tract 06007003200, home to 4,331 residents in Palermo, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #13,568 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,093 a month while the average household earns $43,042 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 14% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,651
Renter share39.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate25.3%
Median income$43,042

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Palermo
Very High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#11 of 54 tracts In Butte
High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#789 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#1,816 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palermo and the region

Centroid at 39.4297, -121.5309 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palermo scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palermo
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
25.3% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,093 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palermo
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palermo
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palermo
8.5

How Palermo compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Palermo risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.18.1This tracttract 003200Palermo: 7.87.8Palermoparent cityCounty: 6.56.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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)

  • 18Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2014)
  • 18Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palermo

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Palermo, 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 20.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06007003200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007003200?

Census tract 06007003200 in Palermo scores 8.1/10 (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 06007003200?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007003200?

25.3% of residents in tract 06007003200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,331.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007003200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 85th, minority 55th, housing 60th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007003200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007003200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.89% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 06007003200 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.9% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06007003200 compare to Palermo overall?

Tract 06007003200 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Palermo at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palermo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palermo

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

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