Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Mission Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087100700 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 2,094 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 06087100700 covers Mission Hill Historic District in Santa Cruz, home to 2,094 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #25,759 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,537 a month while the average household earns $49,875 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 29% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,109

Renter share59.7%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate14.9%

Median income$49,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9776, -122.0288 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mission Hill Historic District scores 7.3

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

14.9% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,537 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 Mission Hill Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

37%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mission Hill Historic District

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.

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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06087100700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087100700?

Census tract 06087100700 in the Mission Hill Historic District neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 06087100700?

Median gross rent is $1,537/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087100700?

14.9% of residents in tract 06087100700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,094.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087100700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 2th, minority 26th, housing 100th.

Is tract 06087100700 considered part of Mission Hill Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087100700 fall within Mission Hill Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087100700 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 06087100700 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087100700 scores 7.3/10, 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.