Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Highland East Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06087121000 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,090 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 06087121000 in the Highland East area of Santa Cruz County, CA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,090 residents. 43% 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 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,164
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$135,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Cruz and the region
Centroid at 37.0901, -121.9116 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland East scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,750 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Highland East compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 3.3%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland East
Against Santa Cruz County at 48.5%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.2/10.
Against the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.0 points. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.4/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.5/10. Food insecurity runs 6.0% against 17.8% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.5% 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. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.2/10, 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. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087121000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087121000?
Census tract 06087121000 in the Highland East 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 06087121000?
Median gross rent is $2,750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087121000?
5.5% of residents in tract 06087121000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,090.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087121000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 13th, minority 30th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 06087121000 considered part of Highland East?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087121000 fall within Highland East (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087121000 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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