Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Ragsdale Eviction Risk: High , Merced

Tract 06047001302 · Merced, CA · pop 2,911 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 06047001302 covers the Ragsdale area of Merced in California. Home to 2,911 residents, it scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 91% of US census tracts.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,030 a month while the average household earns $41,114 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 29% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,105

Renter share77.5%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate29.8%

Median income$41,114

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merced and the region

Centroid at 37.3040, -120.4782 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ragsdale scores 8.5

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

29.8% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

$1,030 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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: 98

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

99%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

26.9%Housing insecurity
16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
36.0%Food insecurity
37.9%SNAP enrollment
18.1%Transit barriers
18.1%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
42.1%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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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 06047001302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001302?

Census tract 06047001302 in the Ragsdale neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (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 06047001302?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001302?

29.8% of residents in tract 06047001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,911.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 92th, minority 87th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06047001302 considered part of Ragsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06047001302 fall within Ragsdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06047001302 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06047001302 compare to Merced overall?

Tract 06047001302 scores 8.5/10, 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.