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Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Burton Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Walnut Creek

Tract 06013341000 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 4,760 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 06013341000 runs through Burton Valley in Walnut Creek. With 4,760 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #34,822 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,419 a month against an average household income of $153,036 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 19% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,086
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$153,036

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Burton Valley
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Walnut Creek
Moderate
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#221 of 241 tracts In Contra Costa
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#8,964 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region

Centroid at 37.8863, -122.0840 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burton Valley scores 2.1

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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,419 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walnut Creek
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walnut Creek
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walnut Creek
4.5

How Burton Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burton Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 341000Walnut Creek: 8.28.2Walnut Creekparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Burton Valley. 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 Burton Valley

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 06013341000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013341000?

Census tract 06013341000 in the Burton Valley neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06013341000?

Median gross rent is $2,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013341000?

3.6% of residents in tract 06013341000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,760.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013341000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 13th, minority 54th, housing 39th.
Q5

Is tract 06013341000 considered part of Burton Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013341000 fall within Burton Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06013341000 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06013341000 compare to Walnut Creek overall?

Tract 06013341000 scores 2.1/10, 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.
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