Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

South Salinas Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06053001500 · Monterey, CA · pop 6,615 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 06053001500 in the South Salinas area of Salinas, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,615 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 35% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units2,511

Renter share61.1%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate3.0%

Median income$97,070

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Salinas and the region

Centroid at 36.6584, -121.6725 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Salinas scores 6.8

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

3.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,937 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 South Salinas compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

53%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

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.

11.5%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
14.5%Frequent mental distress
26.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Salinas

Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.5/10. 43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Monterey County average of 51.7%.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Monterey County average of 7.2 closely. Average gross rent is $1,937, close to the Salinas average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $97,070.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06053001500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053001500?

Census tract 06053001500 in the South Salinas neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 06053001500?

Median gross rent is $1,937/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053001500?

3.0% of residents in tract 06053001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,615.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 55th, minority 78th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06053001500 considered part of South Salinas?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053001500 fall within South Salinas (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06053001500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06053001500 compare to Salinas overall?

Tract 06053001500 scores 6.8/10, 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.