Neighborhood · Ranked #17,455 of 84,120 nationally

Smiley Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Redlands

Tract 06071008301 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 6,957 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

How risky is the Smiley Heights neighborhood of Redlands for landlords? Census tract 06071008301 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,002 a month while the average household earns $101,211 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 25% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,719

Renter share52.2%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate6.4%

Median income$101,211

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Redlands and the region

Centroid at 34.0422, -117.2026 · click any tract to drill in

Why Smiley Heights scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Redlands

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.4% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,002 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Redlands

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Redlands

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Redlands

5.3

How Smiley Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

30%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Smiley Heights. 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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Smiley Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Redlands, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06071008301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071008301?

Census tract 06071008301 in the Smiley Heights neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06071008301?

Median gross rent is $2,002/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06071008301?

6.4% of residents in tract 06071008301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,957.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06071008301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 90th, minority 67th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06071008301 considered part of Smiley Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06071008301 fall within Smiley Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06071008301 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06071008301 compare to Redlands overall?

Tract 06071008301 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Redlands at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Redlands; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Redlands

Top eight tracts in Redlands ranked by composite eviction-risk score.