Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Los Barrancos de Aptos Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rio del Mar
Tract 06087122203 · Santa Cruz, CA · pop 3,997 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
06087122203 is a census tract in the Los Barrancos de Aptos area of Rio del Mar, CA. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,638
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$127,105
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rio del Mar and the region
Centroid at 36.9575, -121.8785 · click any tract to drill in
Why Los Barrancos de Aptos scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rio del Mar
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,026 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rio del Mar
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rio del Mar
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rio del Mar
5.2
How Los Barrancos de Aptos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.6%Food insecurity
- 5.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 4.0%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 24.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Los Barrancos de Aptos
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10. It sits 1.6 points below the Santa Cruz County average of 6.8.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10. SNAP participation runs 5.7% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $3,026, 11% below the Rio del Mar average.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.9/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06087122203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06087122203?
Census tract 06087122203 in the Los Barrancos de Aptos neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 06087122203?
Median gross rent is $3,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06087122203?
3.0% of residents in tract 06087122203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,997.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06087122203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 30th, minority 40th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 06087122203 considered part of Los Barrancos de Aptos?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06087122203 fall within Los Barrancos de Aptos (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06087122203 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.3% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06087122203 compare to Rio del Mar overall?
Tract 06087122203 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Rio del Mar at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rio del Mar; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rio del Mar
Top eight tracts in Rio del Mar ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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