Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Harden Ranch Eviction Risk: Elevated , Salinas

Tract 06053000104 · Monterey, CA · pop 3,574 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

06053000104 is a census tract in the Harden Ranch area of Salinas, CA. It scores 6.9/10 for landlords. Against Monterey County at 51.7%, 35% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 11% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units971

Renter share17.3%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$112,739

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Salinas and the region

Centroid at 36.7127, -121.6210 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harden Ranch scores 6.9

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

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,383 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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: 65

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

62%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Harden Ranch. 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.

17.8%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
15.3%SNAP enrollment
10.2%Transit barriers
15.8%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harden Ranch

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.8/10.

Average gross rent is $2,383, 20% above the Salinas average. Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 6.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Monterey County average of 7.2 closely.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $112,739.

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 06053000104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000104?

Census tract 06053000104 in the Harden Ranch neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06053000104?

Median gross rent is $2,383/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000104?

7.1% of residents in tract 06053000104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,574.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 61th, minority 87th, housing 46th.

Is tract 06053000104 considered part of Harden Ranch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000104 fall within Harden Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06053000104 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.8% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06053000104 compare to Salinas overall?

Tract 06053000104 scores 6.9/10, 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.