Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally
Desert Hot Springs Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06065044524 · Riverside, CA · pop 2,573 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Desert Hot Springs
Census tract 06065044524 sits in Desert Hot Springs, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,547 a month against an average household income of $59,500 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,018
Renter share40.9%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate24.5%
Median income$59,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Desert Hot Springs and the region
Centroid at 33.9938, -116.4945 · click any tract to drill in
Why Desert Hot Springs scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
24.5% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,547 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Desert Hot Springs
8.4
How Desert Hot Springs 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.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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.
- 24.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.3%Food insecurity
- 27.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.6%Transit barriers
- 18.3%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Desert Hot Springs
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Desert Hot Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Riverside County average of 6.2 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06065044524
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06065044524?
Census tract 06065044524 in Desert Hot Springs scores 7.4/10 (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 06065044524?
Median gross rent is $1,547/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06065044524?
24.5% of residents in tract 06065044524 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,573.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06065044524?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 75th, minority 82th, housing 98th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06065044524 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.6% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06065044524 compare to Desert Hot Springs overall?
Tract 06065044524 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Desert Hot Springs at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Desert Hot Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Desert Hot Springs
Top eight tracts in Desert Hot Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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