Within neighborhood
44
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
Communications Hill Eviction Risk: High , San Jose
Tract 06085503219 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,648 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 06085503219 covers part of the Communications Hill area of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,648. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 64% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units819
Renter share61.5%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$60,272
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.2925, -121.8418 · click any tract to drill in
Why Communications Hill scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,049 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
How Communications Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Communications Hill. 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.
- 20.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.7%Food insecurity
- 24.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 16.0%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Communications Hill
The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Set annual rent against average income of $60,272 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10.
Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.9 points. Average gross rent is $2,049, 23% below the San Jose average.
Food insecurity runs 29.7% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 24.9% against 15.2% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085503219
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503219?
Census tract 06085503219 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High 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 06085503219?
Median gross rent is $2,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503219?
7.2% of residents in tract 06085503219 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,648.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503219?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 45th, minority 98th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 06085503219 considered part of Communications Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503219 fall within Communications Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085503219 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.7% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085503219 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085503219 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of San Jose at 9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Jose eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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