Within neighborhood
43
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally
Freedom Eviction Risk: High , Watsonville
Tract 06087110504 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,166 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 06087110504 covers part of the Freedom area of Watsonville, CA, and scores 8.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,166 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units736
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$92,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Watsonville and the region
Centroid at 36.9346, -121.7679 · click any tract to drill in
Why Freedom scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,853 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 Freedom compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Freedom. 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.
- 26.2%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.2%Food insecurity
- 25.4%SNAP enrollment
- 15.2%Transit barriers
- 25.5%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Freedom
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10.
Food insecurity runs 32.2% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 1.4 points above the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8.
Cost burden runs 55% here against 48.5% across Santa Cruz County. SNAP participation runs 25.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #6,676 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,853, close to the Watsonville average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $92,313.
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 06087110504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087110504?
Census tract 06087110504 in the Freedom 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06087110504?
Median gross rent is $1,853/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087110504?
11.0% of residents in tract 06087110504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,166.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087110504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 65th, minority 92th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 06087110504 considered part of Freedom?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087110504 fall within Freedom (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087110504 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.2% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06087110504 compare to Watsonville overall?
Tract 06087110504 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.
Tract · CA
Freedom
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Colache Town
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Colache Town
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Colache Town
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Freedom
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Colache Town
8.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Colache Town
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Colache Town
8.7
/ 10 · High
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