Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Burton Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate , Walnut Creek

Tract 06013351104 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 1,667 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Burton Valley neighborhood of Walnut Creek is where census tract 06013351104 sits, home to 1,667 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #28,399 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 62% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $60,278 a year. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 5% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units1,232

Renter share12.5%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate2.1%

Median income$60,278

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Creek and the region

Centroid at 37.8720, -122.0816 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burton Valley scores 4.2

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

2.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Burton Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

11%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
19%Housing & transportation

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.

2.1%Housing insecurity
1.2%Utility-shutoff threat
3.2%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
2.3%Transit barriers
2.3%No health insurance
7.3%Frequent mental distress
33.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Burton Valley

What moves this score most is 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 2.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 1.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 06013351104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013351104?

Census tract 06013351104 in the Burton Valley neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 poverty rate in tract 06013351104?

2.1% of residents in tract 06013351104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,667.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013351104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 55th, minority 24th, housing 19th.

Is tract 06013351104 considered part of Burton Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013351104 fall within Burton Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06013351104 struggle to pay rent?

About 2.1% 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. 1.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06013351104 compare to Walnut Creek overall?

Tract 06013351104 scores 4.2/10, 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.