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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

Highway City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Fresno

Tract 06019004217 · Fresno, CA · pop 4,096 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Highway City neighborhood of Fresno is where census tract 06019004217 sits, home to 4,096 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #19,976 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,203 a month against an average household income of $99,632 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 35% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units985
Renter share57.3%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$99,632

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Highway City
Moderate
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#75 of 127 tracts In Fresno
Moderate
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#103 of 225 tracts In Fresno
Moderate
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#1,980 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fresno and the region

Centroid at 36.8058, -119.8858 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highway City scores 7.1

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
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,203 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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.
Highway City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 004217Fresno: 8.98.9Fresnoparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highway City

The heaviest input here is 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 77th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06019004217

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06019004217?

Census tract 06019004217 in the Highway City neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06019004217?

Median gross rent is $1,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06019004217?

25.4% of residents in tract 06019004217 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,096.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06019004217?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 84th, minority 88th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 06019004217 considered part of Highway City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06019004217 fall within Highway City (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06019004217 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.9% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06019004217 compare to Fresno overall?

Tract 06019004217 scores 7.1/10, 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.

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