Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally

Westside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087100500 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 5,709 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 06087100500 in Westside in Santa Cruz ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,709 residents. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 63% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,876 monthly, set against $112,244 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 9% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units2,216

Renter share41.1%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate29.4%

Median income$112,244

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9709, -122.0641 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside scores 7.4

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

29.4% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$2,876 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Westside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

51%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westside. 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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
12.9%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westside

What moves this score most 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 above the Santa Cruz County average of 5.3 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087100500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087100500?

Census tract 06087100500 in the Westside neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06087100500?

Median gross rent is $2,876/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087100500?

29.4% of residents in tract 06087100500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,709.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087100500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 3th, minority 53th, housing 32th.

Is tract 06087100500 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087100500 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087100500 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087100500 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087100500 scores 7.4/10, 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.