Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

Colache Town Eviction Risk: High , Watsonville

Tract 06087110201 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,144 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 06087110201 covers part of the Colache Town area of Watsonville, CA, and scores 8.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,144. 37% 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

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 28% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units700

Renter share61.6%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate11.4%

Median income$94,464

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Watsonville and the region

Centroid at 36.9201, -121.7529 · click any tract to drill in

Why Colache Town scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Watsonville

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.4% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,511 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Watsonville

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Watsonville

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Watsonville

7.5

How Colache Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

83%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Colache Town. 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.

21.2%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
18.4%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
32.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Colache Town

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. At $2,511 a month, rents run 33% over what the rest of Watsonville commands.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Santa Cruz County average of 48.5%.

Adults with no health insurance runs 18.4% against 11.3% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 21.2% against 14.2% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #6,676 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.7/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

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 06087110201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087110201?

Census tract 06087110201 in the Colache Town neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 06087110201?

Median gross rent is $2,511/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087110201?

11.4% of residents in tract 06087110201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,144.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087110201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 58th, minority 88th, housing 45th.

Is tract 06087110201 considered part of Colache Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087110201 fall within Colache Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087110201 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087110201 compare to Watsonville overall?

Tract 06087110201 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of Watsonville at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Watsonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Watsonville

Top eight tracts in Watsonville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.