Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
The Vineyards Eviction Risk: Lower , Scotts Valley
Tract 06087120901 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,745 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 06087120901 sits in the The Vineyards neighborhood of Scotts Valley, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #38,241 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $135,781 a year. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share6.6%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$135,781
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scotts Valley and the region
Centroid at 37.0782, -122.0154 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Vineyards scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 The Vineyards compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within The Vineyards. 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.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 4.5%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 26.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Vineyards
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.5/10. 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 Scotts Valley, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% 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 06087120901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087120901?
Census tract 06087120901 in the The Vineyards neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 06087120901?
7.3% of residents in tract 06087120901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,745.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087120901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 41th, minority 26th, housing 50th.
Q4
Is tract 06087120901 considered part of The Vineyards?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087120901 fall within The Vineyards (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 06087120901 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06087120901 compare to Scotts Valley overall?
Tract 06087120901 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Scotts Valley at 7.8/10. 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.
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