Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Highway City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Fresno

Tract 06019003810 · Fresno, CA · pop 6,372 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Highway City neighborhood of Fresno anchors census tract 06019003810, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 73% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,452 a month while the average household earns $81,144 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 9% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,808

Renter share29.1%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$81,144

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fresno and the region

Centroid at 36.7935, -119.8894 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highway City scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fresno

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,452 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fresno

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fresno

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fresno

6.5

How Highway City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

79%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
69%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highway City. 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.

19.8%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
25.3%Food insecurity
21.9%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
13.8%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highway City

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty 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 Fresno eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Fresno County average of 6.0 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 79th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06019003810

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06019003810?

Census tract 06019003810 in the Highway City neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 06019003810?

Median gross rent is $1,452/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06019003810?

9.5% of residents in tract 06019003810 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,372.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06019003810?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 60th, minority 87th, housing 69th.

Is tract 06019003810 considered part of Highway City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06019003810 fall within Highway City (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06019003810 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.8% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06019003810 compare to Fresno overall?

Tract 06019003810 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Fresno at 8.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fresno eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fresno

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