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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Capitola Esplanade Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06087121702 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,392 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

06087121702 is a census tract in the Capitola Esplanade area of Santa Cruz County, CA. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,392. Cost burden runs 28% here against 48.5% across Santa Cruz County.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 19% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,339
Renter share26.8%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$119,506

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Capitola Esplanade
Low
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Capitola
Low
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#41 of 69 tracts In Santa Cruz
Moderate
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#7,225 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Capitola and the region

Centroid at 36.9748, -121.9698 · click any tract to drill in

Why Capitola Esplanade scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Capitola
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$3,135 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Capitola
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Capitola
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Capitola
5.0

How Capitola Esplanade compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Capitola Esplanade risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 1217027.3Capitolaparent city6.8Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Capitola Esplanade. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Capitola Esplanade

The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.2/10. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.

11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 0.9 points below the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent runs $3,135 a month. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $119,506.

27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06087121702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087121702?

Census tract 06087121702 in the Capitola Esplanade neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 06087121702?

Median gross rent is $3,135/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06087121702?

13.4% of residents in tract 06087121702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,392.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06087121702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 21th, minority 54th, housing 69th.
Q5

Is tract 06087121702 considered part of Capitola Esplanade?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087121702 fall within Capitola Esplanade (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06087121702 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06087121702 compare to Capitola overall?

Tract 06087121702 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Capitola at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Capitola; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Capitola

Top eight tracts in Capitola ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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