Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Freedom Eviction Risk: Lower , Watsonville
Tract 06087110700 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 2,912 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 06087110700 covers the Freedom area of Watsonville, home to 2,912 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,728 a month against an average household income of $128,317 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units853
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$128,317
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Watsonville and the region
Centroid at 36.9386, -121.7936 · click any tract to drill in
Why Freedom scores 3.9
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
11.8% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,728 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Watsonville
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Watsonville
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Watsonville
4.1
How Freedom 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.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.8%Food insecurity
- 15.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 15.4%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Freedom
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087110700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087110700?
Census tract 06087110700 in the Freedom neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 06087110700?
Median gross rent is $1,728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087110700?
11.8% of residents in tract 06087110700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,912.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087110700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 85th, minority 84th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 06087110700 considered part of Freedom?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087110700 fall within Freedom (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087110700 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06087110700 compare to Watsonville overall?
Tract 06087110700 scores 3.9/10, 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.
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