Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

East Morrissey Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087100100 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 2,253 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06087100100 (the East Morrissey area of Santa Cruz, California) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 62% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,266 monthly, set against $149,408 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 8% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units731

Renter share13.4%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate15.8%

Median income$149,408

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9958, -121.9991 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Morrissey scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Cruz

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

15.8% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$3,266 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Cruz

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Cruz

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Cruz

7.5

How East Morrissey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

34%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
26%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Morrissey. 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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
27.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Morrissey

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 Santa Cruz, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Santa Cruz County average of 5.3 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087100100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087100100?

Census tract 06087100100 in the East Morrissey neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06087100100?

Median gross rent is $3,266/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087100100?

15.8% of residents in tract 06087100100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,253.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087100100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 12th, minority 46th, housing 26th.

Is tract 06087100100 considered part of East Morrissey?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087100100 fall within East Morrissey (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087100100 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087100100 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087100100 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Cruz at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Cruz; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Cruz

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