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Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Burton Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Walnut Creek

Tract 06013349000 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 5,815 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 06013349000 sits in the Burton Valley neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,787 a month while the average household earns $131,691 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 21% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,138
Renter share38.6%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$131,691

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Burton Valley
Low
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Walnut Creek
Very High
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#195 of 241 tracts In Contra Costa
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#8,819 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region

Centroid at 37.8896, -122.1041 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burton Valley scores 2.5

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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$2,787 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walnut Creek
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walnut Creek
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walnut Creek
3.0

How Burton Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burton Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 349000Walnut Creek: 8.28.2Walnut Creekparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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 score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06013349000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013349000?

Census tract 06013349000 in the Burton Valley neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 06013349000?

Median gross rent is $2,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013349000?

10.5% of residents in tract 06013349000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,815.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013349000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 26th, minority 41th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 06013349000 considered part of Burton Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013349000 fall within Burton Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06013349000 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06013349000 compare to Walnut Creek overall?

Tract 06013349000 scores 2.5/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in Walnut Creek

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

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