Neighborhood · Ranked #2,922 of 84,120 nationally

University Eviction Risk: High , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087100400 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 9,546 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

06087100400 is a census tract in the University area of Santa Cruz, CA. It scores 9.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 9,546. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 37% Owners 7%

Tract context

Occupied units344

Renter share93.3%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate24.7%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9922, -122.0592 · click any tract to drill in

Why University scores 9.4

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

24.7% poverty · this tract

6.2

Supply constraint

$1,572 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 University compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

66%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

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.

16.3%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
23.1%Food insecurity
16.1%SNAP enrollment
15.5%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
25.2%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University

Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

This is renter territory: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $1,572, 36% below the Santa Cruz average.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Against Santa Cruz County at 48.5%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10.

The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the national scale it lands near the 97th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087100400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087100400?

Census tract 06087100400 in the University neighborhood scores 9.4/10 (High 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 06087100400?

Median gross rent is $1,572/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087100400?

24.7% of residents in tract 06087100400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,546.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087100400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 2th, minority 79th, housing 92th.

Is tract 06087100400 considered part of University?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087100400 fall within University (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087100400 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.3% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087100400 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087100400 scores 9.4/10, higher than the parent city of Santa Cruz at 8/10. 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.