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Census Tract · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

Carmel-by-the-Sea Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06053011801 · Monterey, CA · pop 1,456

Census tract 06053011801 covers part of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, and scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 21% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units856
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$93,362

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Carmel-by-the-Sea
Very High
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#75 of 103 tracts In Monterey
Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#6,120 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#15,451 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carmel-by-the-Sea and the region

Centroid at 36.5586, -121.9213 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carmel-by-the-Sea scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carmel-by-the-Sea
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,678 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carmel-by-the-Sea
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carmel-by-the-Sea
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carmel-by-the-Sea
6.0

How Carmel-by-the-Sea compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Carmel-by-the-Sea risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 011801Carmel-by-the-Sea: 7.07.0Carmel-by-the-Seaparent cityCounty: 7.27.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Carmel-by-the-Sea

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $93,362, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.6/10. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Monterey County average of 51.7%.

Adults with no health insurance runs 3.3% against 11.3% nationally. It sits 0.7 points below the Monterey County average of 7.2. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 2.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.3/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $2,678, close to the Carmel-by-the-Sea average. 50% 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 06053011801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053011801?

Census tract 06053011801 in Carmel-by-the-Sea 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 06053011801?

Median gross rent is $2,678/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06053011801?

6.3% of residents in tract 06053011801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,456.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06053011801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 12th, minority 25th, housing 17th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06053011801 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.7% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06053011801 compare to Carmel-by-the-Sea overall?

Tract 06053011801 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Carmel-by-the-Sea at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carmel-by-the-Sea; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Top eight tracts in Carmel-by-the-Sea ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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