Census Tract · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
Milpitas Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085504421 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,631
Census tract 06085504421 covers part of Milpitas, CA, and scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is court filing pressure at 1.3/10.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
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 parent city
73th percentile
#5 of 16 tracts In Milpitas
Elevated
Within county
25th percentile
#308 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Low
Within state
41th percentile
#5,398 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
84th percentile
#13,349 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milpitas and the region
Centroid at 37.4514, -121.9009 · click any tract to drill in
Why Milpitas scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
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
On the high side, local political climate reads 8.3/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. SNAP participation runs 7.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $3,501, 12% above the Milpitas average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 23% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.7/10. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $174,821.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085504421
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085504421?
Census tract 06085504421 in Milpitas scores 6.9/10 (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 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 6.9/10, lower than the parent city of Milpitas at 7.2/10. 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.