Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Westside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Santa Cruz
Tract 06087101100 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 5,570 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 06087101100 covers part of the Westside area of Santa Cruz, CA, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,570. Cost burden runs around a third here against 48.5% across Santa Cruz County.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,126
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$135,729
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
31
th percentile
Low
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region
Centroid at 36.9550, -122.0334 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westside scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$3,280 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 9.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westside
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $3,280 a month, rents run 34% over what the rest of Santa Cruz commands.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Food insecurity runs 10.4% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $135,729.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087101100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087101100?
Census tract 06087101100 in the Westside neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06087101100?
Median gross rent is $3,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087101100?
14.7% of residents in tract 06087101100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,570.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087101100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 26th, minority 52th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 06087101100 considered part of Westside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087101100 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087101100 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06087101100 compare to Santa Cruz overall?
Tract 06087101100 scores 7.6/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Very High
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/ 10 · Very High
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