Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Acalanes Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Walnut Creek

Tract 06013339003 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 4,153 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is the Acalanes Ridge area of Walnut Creek for landlords? Census tract 06013339003 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #38,025 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,707 monthly, set against $117,753 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 55% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units2,642

Renter share86.1%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate10.0%

Median income$117,753

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region

Centroid at 37.9016, -122.0633 · click any tract to drill in

Why Acalanes Ridge scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Walnut Creek

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

10.0% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,707 rent vs county FMR

5.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Walnut Creek

5.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Walnut Creek

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Walnut Creek

4.6

How Acalanes Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

15%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
69%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Acalanes Ridge. 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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
21.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Acalanes Ridge

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Walnut Creek, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Contra Costa County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 06013339003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013339003?

Census tract 06013339003 in the Acalanes Ridge neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 06013339003?

Median gross rent is $2,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013339003?

10.0% of residents in tract 06013339003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,153.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013339003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 14th, minority 52th, housing 69th.

Is tract 06013339003 considered part of Acalanes Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013339003 fall within Acalanes Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06013339003 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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.

How does tract 06013339003 compare to Walnut Creek overall?

Tract 06013339003 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Walnut Creek at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walnut Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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