Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Salinas Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06053010606 · Monterey, CA · pop 6,960 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Salinas
Tract 06053010606, home to 6,960 residents in Salinas, scores 5.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 73rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,607 a month while the average household earns $98,103 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,704
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$98,103
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.6853, -121.5677 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salinas scores 6.6
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
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,607 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Salinas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 25.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.7%Food insecurity
- 28.9%SNAP enrollment
- 15.8%Transit barriers
- 22.1%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salinas
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Salinas eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Monterey County average of 5.6 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053010606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053010606?
Census tract 06053010606 in Salinas scores 6.6/10 (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 06053010606?
Median gross rent is $1,607/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053010606?
16.5% of residents in tract 06053010606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,960.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053010606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 80th, minority 91th, housing 84th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06053010606 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.8% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06053010606 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053010606 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Salinas at 8.2/10. 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.
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