Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Bear Valley Springs Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06029006009 · Kern, CA · pop 2,813 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Bear Valley Springs
Bear Valley Springs in Kern County is where census tract 06029006009 sits, home to 2,813 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,166 a month while the average household earns $109,979 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,247
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$109,979
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bear Valley Springs and the region
Centroid at 35.2055, -118.6831 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bear Valley Springs scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bear Valley Springs
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,166 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bear Valley Springs
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bear Valley Springs
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bear Valley Springs
5.8
How Bear Valley Springs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bear Valley Springs
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Bear Valley Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kern County average of 6.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 06029006009
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006009?
Census tract 06029006009 in Bear Valley Springs 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 06029006009?
Median gross rent is $1,166/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006009?
4.0% of residents in tract 06029006009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,813.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006009?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 13th, minority 36th, housing 5th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029006009 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029006009 compare to Bear Valley Springs overall?
Tract 06029006009 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Bear Valley Springs at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bear Valley Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bear Valley Springs
Top eight tracts in Bear Valley Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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