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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,298 of 84,120 nationally

Newhall Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Jose

Tract 06085505203 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,476 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 06085505203 sits in the Newhall neighborhood of San Jose, California. It has a population of 5,476 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 54% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 32% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,014/month against a median household income of $118,021 — roughly 31% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 22% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,384
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate28.9%
Median income$118,021

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 4 tracts In Newhall
Very High
Within parent city
99 th percentile
Rank — 99th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank — 85th percentileBottomTop
#1,329 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3467, -121.9328 · click any tract to drill in

Why Newhall scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
28.9% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$3,014 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Newhall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Newhall risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 505203San Jose: 8.48.4San Joseparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Newhall. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085505203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505203?

Census tract 06085505203 in the Newhall neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06085505203?

Median gross rent is $3,014/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505203?

28.9% of residents in tract 06085505203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,476.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 1th, minority 68th, housing 99th.

Q5

Is tract 06085505203 considered part of Newhall?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085505203 fall within Newhall (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06085505203 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 06085505203 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085505203 scores 6.8/10 — lower than the parent city of San Jose at 8.4/10. 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.

Q8

Was tract 06085505203 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 3% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Jose

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

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