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Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Milpitas Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06085504423 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,101 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Milpitas

In Milpitas in Santa Clara County, census tract 06085504423 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 43rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $183,920 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units571
Renter share19.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$183,920

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 16 tracts In Milpitas
Moderate
Within county
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#324 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#8,303 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,660 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Milpitas and the region

Centroid at 37.4336, -121.8707 · click any tract to drill in

Why Milpitas scores 3.1

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
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
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.
Milpitas risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 504423Milpitas: 8.18.1Milpitasparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

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.

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.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 36th 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 8.5% 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085504423

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085504423?

Census tract 06085504423 in Milpitas scores 3.1/10 (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 06085504423?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085504423?

2.9% of residents in tract 06085504423 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,101.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085504423?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 77th, minority 80th, housing 23th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06085504423 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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 06085504423 compare to Milpitas overall?

Tract 06085504423 scores 3.1/10, 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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