Census Tract · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

Gilroy Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06085512603 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,357

Census tract 06085512603 covers part of Gilroy, CA, and scores 8.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 49% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units1,166

Renter share82.8%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate16.4%

Median income$95,769

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gilroy and the region

Centroid at 37.0017, -121.5627 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gilroy scores 8.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gilroy

7.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.4% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,955 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gilroy

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gilroy

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gilroy

5.6

How Gilroy compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

67%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

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.

28.4%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
33.4%Food insecurity
27.9%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
25.4%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
38.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gilroy

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. This is renter territory: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Food insecurity runs 33.4% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 27.9% against 15.2% nationally. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,955, 15% below the Gilroy average.

That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 41% of renters.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085512603

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085512603?

Census tract 06085512603 in Gilroy scores 8.4/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085512603?

Median gross rent is $1,955/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085512603?

16.4% of residents in tract 06085512603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,357.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085512603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 58th, minority 90th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 06085512603 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.4% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085512603 compare to Gilroy overall?

Tract 06085512603 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of Gilroy at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gilroy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gilroy

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