Within neighborhood
11
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Lower , Los Altos
Tract 06085510500 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,637 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Castro City area of Los Altos anchors census tract 06085510500, which lands at 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 30th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,724
Renter share25.5%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Altos and the region
Centroid at 37.3928, -122.1202 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro City scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Altos
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Altos
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Altos
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Altos
2.8
How Castro City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Castro City. 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.
- 4.4%Housing insecurity
- 2.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.9%Food insecurity
- 3.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.4%Transit barriers
- 2.6%No health insurance
- 10.6%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.1/10. 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 Los Altos, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 4.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085510500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510500?
Census tract 06085510500 in the Castro City neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower 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 06085510500?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510500?
4.7% of residents in tract 06085510500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,637.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 58th, minority 64th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 06085510500 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510500 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085510500 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.4% 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. 2.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085510500 compare to Los Altos overall?
Tract 06085510500 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Los Altos at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Altos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Altos
Top eight tracts in Los Altos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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