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Census Tract · Ranked #66,099 of 84,120 nationally

Los Altos Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06085510200 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,717 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Los Altos

Census tract 06085510200 is in Los Altos, California. It has a population of 4,717 and an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,501/month against a median household income of $250,001 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 5% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,520
Renter share7.0%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 7 tracts In Los Altos
Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank — 9th percentileBottomTop
#373 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank — 2th percentileBottomTop
#8,948 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank — 21th percentileBottomTop
#66,099 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Altos and the region

Centroid at 37.3721, -122.1017 · click any tract to drill in

Why Los Altos scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
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 Los Altos compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Los Altos risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 510200Los Altos: 4.54.5Los Altosparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 06085510200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510200?

Census tract 06085510200 in Los Altos scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06085510200?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510200?

0.9% of residents in tract 06085510200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,717.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 45th, minority 56th, housing 4th.

Q5

What share of households in tract 06085510200 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.6% 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. 2.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q6

How does tract 06085510200 compare to Los Altos overall?

Tract 06085510200 scores 4.4/10 — right in line with the parent city of Los Altos at 4.5/10. 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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