Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Boulder Creek Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06087120400 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 4,921 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Boulder Creek
In Boulder Creek, census tract 06087120400 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,779 a month while the average household earns $128,085 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,805
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$128,085
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Boulder Creek and the region
Centroid at 37.1289, -122.1354 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boulder Creek scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Boulder Creek
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,779 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boulder Creek
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boulder Creek
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boulder Creek
5.6
How Boulder Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.9%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boulder Creek
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Boulder Creek, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087120400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087120400?
Census tract 06087120400 in Boulder Creek scores 2.6/10 (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 06087120400?
Median gross rent is $1,779/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087120400?
5.2% of residents in tract 06087120400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,921.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087120400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 6th, minority 36th, housing 34th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06087120400 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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.
Q6
How does tract 06087120400 compare to Boulder Creek overall?
Tract 06087120400 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Boulder Creek at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boulder Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Boulder Creek
Top eight tracts in Boulder Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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