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Duveneck - St. Francis Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palo Alto

Tract 06085511100 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,643 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 06085511100 sits in the Duveneck - St. Francis neighborhood of Palo Alto, California. It has a population of 5,643 and an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). 31% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,501/month against a median household income of $250,001 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 13% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units1,984

Renter share18.3%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate3.1%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4457, -122.1325 · click any tract to drill in

Why Duveneck - St. Francis scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Palo Alto

8.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

5.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Palo Alto

4.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Palo Alto

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Palo Alto

3.9

How Duveneck - St. Francis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

7%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

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.

4.8%Housing insecurity
2.5%Utility-shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
3.6%SNAP enrollment
3.5%Transit barriers
2.7%No health insurance
11.0%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 06085511100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085511100?

Census tract 06085511100 in the Duveneck - St. Francis neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 06085511100?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085511100?

3.1% of residents in tract 06085511100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,643.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085511100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 31th, minority 71th, housing 15th.

Is tract 06085511100 considered part of Duveneck - St. Francis?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085511100 fall within Duveneck - St. Francis (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085511100 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.8% 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. 2.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085511100 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085511100 scores 4.7/10 — lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palo Alto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palo Alto

Top eight tracts in Palo Alto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.