Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Freedom Eviction Risk: Elevated , Watsonville

Tract 06087110602 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,465 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in Freedom in Watsonville centers on tract 06087110602, which scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,465 residents. On the national scale it ranks #56,393 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,373 a month against an average household income of $77,793 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 33% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,023

Renter share43.9%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate2.8%

Median income$77,793

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Watsonville and the region

Centroid at 36.9249, -121.7836 · click any tract to drill in

Why Freedom scores 6.3

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

2.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,373 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: 75

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

70%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
57%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.

21.7%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
20.8%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
33.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Freedom

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Watsonville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Cruz County average of 5.3 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087110602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087110602?

Census tract 06087110602 in the Freedom neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06087110602?

Median gross rent is $1,373/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087110602?

2.8% of residents in tract 06087110602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,465.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087110602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 71th, minority 89th, housing 57th.

Is tract 06087110602 considered part of Freedom?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087110602 fall within Freedom (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06087110602 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.7% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06087110602 compare to Watsonville overall?

Tract 06087110602 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Watsonville at 8.3/10. 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.