Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Milpitas Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085504421 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,631
Tract 06085504421, home to 5,631 residents in Milpitas, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 43rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $174,821 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,529
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$174,821
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milpitas and the region
Centroid at 37.4514, -121.9009 · click any tract to drill in
Why Milpitas scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milpitas
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milpitas
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milpitas
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milpitas
3.6
How Milpitas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 21.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Milpitas
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Milpitas, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085504421
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085504421?
Census tract 06085504421 in Milpitas scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085504421?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085504421?
6.6% of residents in tract 06085504421 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,631.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085504421?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 61th, minority 89th, housing 30th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06085504421 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06085504421 compare to Milpitas overall?
Tract 06085504421 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Milpitas at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milpitas; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Milpitas
Top eight tracts in Milpitas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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