Tract 06053000103 ·
Monterey, CA · pop 4,344 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
06053000103 is a census tract in the Harden Ranch area of Salinas, CA. It scores 7.6/10 for landlords. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%Stable renters 40%Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,384
Renter share78.0%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$94,079
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83th percentile
#2 of 7 tracts In Harden Ranch
High
Within parent city
36th percentile
#22 of 34 tracts In Salinas
Low
Within county
58th percentile
#44 of 103 tracts In Monterey
Elevated
Within state
54th percentile
#4,223 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.7133, -121.6495 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harden Ranch scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Salinas
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,000 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salinas
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salinas
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salinas
7.0
How Harden Ranch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
77%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Harden Ranch. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
21.8%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
26.6%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
13.1%Transit barriers
18.6%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harden Ranch
This is renter territory: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.
The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Food insecurity runs 26.6% against 17.8% nationally.
Adults with no health insurance runs 18.6% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Monterey County average of 7.2 closely.
Average gross rent is $2,000, close to the Salinas average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $94,079.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053000103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000103?
Census tract 06053000103 in the Harden Ranch neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06053000103?
Median gross rent is $2,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000103?
9.7% of residents in tract 06053000103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,344.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 93th, minority 92th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 06053000103 considered part of Harden Ranch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000103 fall within Harden Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053000103 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.8% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053000103 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053000103 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Salinas at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salinas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Salinas
Top eight tracts in Salinas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.