Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Emerald Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Visalia

Tract 06107001306 · Tulare, CA · pop 6,074 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 06107001306 covers the Emerald Creek neighborhood of Visalia in California. Home to 6,074 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,439 monthly, set against $90,021 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 28% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,887

Renter share53.8%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate15.8%

Median income$90,021

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Visalia and the region

Centroid at 36.3360, -119.2386 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerald Creek scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Visalia

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

15.8% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,439 rent vs county FMR

5.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Visalia

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Visalia

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Visalia

5.9

How Emerald Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

65%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

18.8%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
13.1%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerald Creek

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Visalia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Tulare County average of 6.0 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06107001306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107001306?

Census tract 06107001306 in the Emerald Creek neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06107001306?

Median gross rent is $1,439/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107001306?

15.8% of residents in tract 06107001306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,074.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107001306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 73th, minority 81th, housing 78th.

Is tract 06107001306 considered part of Emerald Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06107001306 fall within Emerald Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06107001306 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107001306 compare to Visalia overall?

Tract 06107001306 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Visalia at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Visalia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Visalia

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