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

Mission Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: High , Santa Cruz

Tract 06087101001 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,752 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

06087101001 is a census tract in the Mission Hill Historic District area of Santa Cruz, CA. It scores 9.4/10 for landlords. 44% 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 35% Stable renters 24% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,340

Renter share58.2%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate23.3%

Median income$62,679

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region

Centroid at 36.9664, -122.0327 · 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

23.3% poverty · this tract

5.8

Supply constraint

$2,301 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: 71

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

77%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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.

13.1%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mission Hill Historic District

It sits 2.6 points above the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Set annual rent against average income of $62,679 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Cost burden runs 59% here against 48.5% across Santa Cruz County. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10.

The poverty rate is 23%, 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.

Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 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 household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $2,301, close to the Santa Cruz average. 58% 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 06087101001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087101001?

Census tract 06087101001 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06087101001?

Median gross rent is $2,301/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087101001?

23.3% of residents in tract 06087101001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,752.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087101001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 3th, minority 68th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06087101001 considered part of Mission Hill Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087101001 fall within Mission Hill Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087101001 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087101001 compare to Santa Cruz overall?

Tract 06087101001 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.