Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally
Harden Ranch Eviction Risk: High , Salinas
Tract 06053010506 · Monterey, CA · pop 6,207 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 06053010506 sits in the Harden Ranch area of Salinas eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.7/10. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,403
Renter share82.3%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$72,521
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.7243, -121.6543 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harden Ranch scores 8.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$2,195 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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.
- 26.5%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.1%Food insecurity
- 26.0%SNAP enrollment
- 15.7%Transit barriers
- 25.4%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harden Ranch
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. This is renter territory: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Set annual rent against average income of $72,521 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 25.4% against 11.3% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.2/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Monterey County average of 7.2.
SNAP participation runs 26.0% against 15.2% nationally. 58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Monterey County average of 51.7%.
At $2,195 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of Salinas commands. On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053010506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053010506?
Census tract 06053010506 in the Harden Ranch neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06053010506?
Median gross rent is $2,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053010506?
14.5% of residents in tract 06053010506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,207.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053010506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 83th, minority 94th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 06053010506 considered part of Harden Ranch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053010506 fall within Harden Ranch (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053010506 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.5% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053010506 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053010506 scores 8.7/10, higher 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.
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
8.8
/ 10 · High
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