Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Novato Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06041102100 · Marin, CA · pop 2,105 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Novato
Census tract 06041102100 sits in Novato in Marin County, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 62% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,813 a month while the average household earns $122,432 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units983
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$122,432
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Novato and the region
Centroid at 38.1316, -122.5916 · click any tract to drill in
Why Novato scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Novato
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.3
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,813 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Novato
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Novato
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Novato
6.5
How Novato compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.1%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.5%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Novato
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Novato, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Marin County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% 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 06041102100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06041102100?
Census tract 06041102100 in Novato scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06041102100?
Median gross rent is $2,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06041102100?
3.1% of residents in tract 06041102100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,105.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06041102100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 30th, minority 46th, housing 4th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06041102100 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.8% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06041102100 compare to Novato overall?
Tract 06041102100 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Novato at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Novato; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Novato
Top eight tracts in Novato ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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06041105001
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
Canyon Green
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
06041104104
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · CA
Canyon Green
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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06041104200
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Old Town
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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