Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

Birdland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085508507 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,838 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

06085508507 is a census tract in the Birdland area of Santa Clara, CA. It scores 7.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,838 residents. roughly one in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 57% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units1,442

Renter share76.3%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$199,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3562, -121.9984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sunnyvale

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$2,789 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sunnyvale

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sunnyvale

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sunnyvale

4.2

How Birdland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

8%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Birdland. 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
3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
12.6%Frequent mental distress
16.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Birdland

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.3/10.

SNAP participation runs 5.3% against 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #9,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.2/10.

Against average income of $199,881, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely.

Average gross rent is $2,789, close to the Santa Clara average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085508507

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085508507?

Census tract 06085508507 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 06085508507?

Median gross rent is $2,789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085508507?

8.2% of residents in tract 06085508507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,838.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085508507?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 4th, minority 86th, housing 39th.

Is tract 06085508507 considered part of Birdland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085508507 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085508507 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085508507 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085508507 scores 7.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Sunnyvale at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sunnyvale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sunnyvale

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