Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

Harden Ranch Eviction Risk: Elevated , Salinas

Tract 06053000300 · Monterey, CA · pop 4,878 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

06053000300 is a census tract in the Harden Ranch area of Salinas, CA. It scores 7.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,878 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 18% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,426

Renter share37.6%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate6.4%

Median income$88,254

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Salinas and the region

Centroid at 36.7031, -121.6596 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harden Ranch scores 7.4

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

6.4% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,055 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 70

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

66%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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.

19.0%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
16.4%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
17.0%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harden Ranch

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.

Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters.

It tracks the Monterey County average of 7.2 closely. Average gross rent is $2,055, close to the Salinas average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $88,254.

38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06053000300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000300?

Census tract 06053000300 in the Harden Ranch neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 06053000300?

Median gross rent is $2,055/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000300?

6.4% of residents in tract 06053000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,878.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 51th, minority 88th, housing 62th.

Is tract 06053000300 considered part of Harden Ranch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000300 fall within Harden Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06053000300 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.0% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06053000300 compare to Salinas overall?

Tract 06053000300 scores 7.4/10, 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.