Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Los Gatos Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085507002 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,415 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Los Gatos
06085507002 is a census tract in Los Gatos, CA. It scores 7.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,415. Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.3/10.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,129
Renter share6.6%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Gatos and the region
Centroid at 37.2096, -121.9492 · click any tract to drill in
Why Los Gatos scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Gatos
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$2,857 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Gatos
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Gatos
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Gatos
3.5
How Los Gatos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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.
- 5.1%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.4%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 2.7%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Los Gatos
On the high side, local political climate reads 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10.
SNAP participation runs 4.7% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,857, 12% below the Los Gatos average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 1.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $250,001, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085507002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085507002?
Census tract 06085507002 in Los Gatos scores 7.4/10 (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 06085507002?
Median gross rent is $2,857/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085507002?
13.8% of residents in tract 06085507002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,415.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085507002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 25th, minority 36th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06085507002 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.1% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06085507002 compare to Los Gatos overall?
Tract 06085507002 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Los Gatos at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Gatos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Gatos
Top eight tracts in Los Gatos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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06085507004
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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San Tomas
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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San Tomas
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
San Tomas
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
The Highlands of Los Gatos
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
The Highlands of Los Gatos
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06085507003
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Vasona Junction
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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