Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Monte Fiore Eviction Risk: Moderate , Scotts Valley
Tract 06087120800 ·
Santa Cruz, CA · pop 6,157 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 06087120800 sits in the Monte Fiore area of Scotts Valley, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 6,157 residents. 40% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 4%Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,369
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$173,153
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Monte Fiore
Moderate
Within parent city
33th percentile
#3 of 4 tracts In Scotts Valley
Low
Within county
9th percentile
#63 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Very Low
Within state
4th percentile
#8,782 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scotts Valley and the region
Centroid at 37.0262, -122.0325 · click any tract to drill in
Why Monte Fiore scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Scotts Valley
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$3,042 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scotts Valley
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scotts Valley
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scotts Valley
4.8
How Monte Fiore compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
4%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation
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.
6.2%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Monte Fiore
Against Santa Cruz County at 48.5%, 68% of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.1/10.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.0 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
At $3,042 a month, rents run 22% over what the rest of Scotts Valley commands. Housing insecurity runs 6.2% against 14.2% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.7 points cooler.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087120800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087120800?
Census tract 06087120800 in the Monte Fiore neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 06087120800?
Median gross rent is $3,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087120800?
4.5% of residents in tract 06087120800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,157.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087120800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 35th, minority 43th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 06087120800 considered part of Monte Fiore?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087120800 fall within Monte Fiore (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087120800 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06087120800 compare to Scotts Valley overall?
Tract 06087120800 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Scotts Valley at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scotts Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scotts Valley
Top eight tracts in Scotts Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.