Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally

Mission Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087100600 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,063 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 06087100600 sits in the Mission Hill Historic District area of Santa Cruz, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7/10. It is home to 3,063 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 23% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,257

Renter share42.3%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$121,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9697, -122.0413 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mission Hill Historic District scores 7

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

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,732 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Mission Hill Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

27%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mission Hill Historic District. 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.

7.4%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
23.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mission Hill Historic District

28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.5/10. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.6% against 15.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $2,732, 11% above the Santa Cruz average. Nationally it ranks #12,919 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters.

It tracks the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $121,688.

42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087100600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087100600?

Census tract 06087100600 in the Mission Hill Historic District neighborhood scores 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 06087100600?

Median gross rent is $2,732/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087100600?

6.1% of residents in tract 06087100600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,063.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087100600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 5th, minority 31th, housing 32th.

Is tract 06087100600 considered part of Mission Hill Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087100600 fall within Mission Hill Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087100600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087100600 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087100600 scores 7/10, lower 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.