Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Los Gatos Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06085507003 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,074 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Los Gatos

In Los Gatos in Santa Clara County, census tract 06085507003 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.

About 23% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,312 a month while the average household earns $250,001 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 12% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,207

Renter share16.2%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate1.0%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Gatos and the region

Centroid at 37.2200, -121.9979 · click any tract to drill in

Why Los Gatos scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

1.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,312 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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.

2%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
32%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.

4.6%Housing insecurity
2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
4.5%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
2.5%No health insurance
11.9%Frequent mental distress
21.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Los Gatos

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Los Gatos, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085507003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085507003?

Census tract 06085507003 in Los Gatos scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 06085507003?

Median gross rent is $3,312/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085507003?

1.0% of residents in tract 06085507003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,074.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085507003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 10th, minority 44th, housing 32th.

What share of households in tract 06085507003 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085507003 compare to Los Gatos overall?

Tract 06085507003 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Los Gatos at 7.9/10. 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.