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

Mission Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: High , Santa Cruz

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

Census tract 06087100700 covers part of the Mission Hill Historic District area of Santa Cruz, CA, and scores 9.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,094 residents. Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points.

Risk score
9.4
High
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.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Mission Hill Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 14 tracts In Santa Cruz
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Very High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#1,290 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
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 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
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.
Mission Hill Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.4This tracttract 1007008.0Santa Cruzparent city6.8Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mission Hill Historic District

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,537, 37% below the Santa Cruz average. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. Set annual rent against average income of $49,875 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. Nationally it ranks #2,922 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters.

60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 06087100700

Q1

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

Census tract 06087100700 in the Mission Hill Historic District 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.
Q2

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.
Q3

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.
Q4

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.
Q5

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).
Q6

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.
Q7

How does tract 06087100700 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087100700 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.

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