Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Boulder Creek Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06087120500 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 5,686 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Boulder Creek
With a score of 4.6/10, tract 06087120500 in Boulder Creek ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,686 residents. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.
26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,782 a month against an average household income of $155,625 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,311
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$155,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Boulder Creek and the region
Centroid at 37.1639, -122.0938 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boulder Creek scores 2.4
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
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,782 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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.
- 6.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.0%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.0%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 23.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boulder Creek
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 06087120500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087120500?
Census tract 06087120500 in Boulder Creek scores 2.4/10 (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 06087120500?
Median gross rent is $2,782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087120500?
1.7% of residents in tract 06087120500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,686.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087120500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 14th, minority 38th, housing 41th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06087120500 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.8% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06087120500 compare to Boulder Creek overall?
Tract 06087120500 scores 2.4/10, 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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