Neighborhood · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally

Ragsdale Eviction Risk: High , Merced

Tract 06047001301 · Merced, CA · pop 2,984 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 06047001301, home to 2,984 residents in the Ragsdale neighborhood of Merced, scores 6.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #7,637 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,084 monthly, set against $34,211 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 81% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.6

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 33% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units1,228

Renter share81.3%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate30.2%

Median income$34,211

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merced and the region

Centroid at 37.3072, -120.4918 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ragsdale scores 8.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Merced

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

30.2% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,084 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Merced

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Merced

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Merced

7.8

How Ragsdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

94%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ragsdale. 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.

27.6%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility-shutoff threat
37.7%Food insecurity
39.7%SNAP enrollment
19.1%Transit barriers
20.1%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
43.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ragsdale

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Merced, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Merced County average of 6.0 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th 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 27.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06047001301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001301?

Census tract 06047001301 in the Ragsdale neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (High 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 06047001301?

Median gross rent is $1,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001301?

30.2% of residents in tract 06047001301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,984.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 91th, minority 73th, housing 90th.

Is tract 06047001301 considered part of Ragsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06047001301 fall within Ragsdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06047001301 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.6% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06047001301 compare to Merced overall?

Tract 06047001301 scores 8.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Merced at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merced; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Merced

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