Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
Creekbridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Salinas
Tract 06053010603 ·
Monterey, CA · pop 8,866 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
Census tract 06053010603 covers part of the Creekbridge area of Salinas, CA, and scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 8,866 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 15%Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,106
Renter share23.9%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$130,397
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Creekbridge
Very Low
Within parent city
9th percentile
#31 of 34 tracts In Salinas
Very Low
Within county
28th percentile
#74 of 103 tracts In Monterey
Low
Within state
33th percentile
#6,120 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.7063, -121.6134 · click any tract to drill in
Why Creekbridge scores 6.5
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
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,050 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 Creekbridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
38%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Creekbridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
17.3%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
14.9%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Creekbridge
Against Monterey County at 51.7%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10. It sits 0.7 points below the Monterey County average of 7.2.
Nationally it ranks #15,451 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $2,050, close to the Salinas average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $130,397.
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 06053010603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053010603?
Census tract 06053010603 in the Creekbridge neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 06053010603?
Median gross rent is $2,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053010603?
7.8% of residents in tract 06053010603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,866.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053010603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 22th, minority 86th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 06053010603 considered part of Creekbridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053010603 fall within Creekbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053010603 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053010603 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053010603 scores 6.5/10, 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.