Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Fairmeadow Eviction Risk: Lower , Palo Alto

Tract 06085510802 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 1,997 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 4.9/10, tract 06085510802 in the Fairmeadow area of Palo Alto ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,997 residents. On the national scale it ranks #53,561 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 18% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units710

Renter share28.5%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate2.8%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4144, -122.1104 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairmeadow scores 3

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

2.8% 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 Fairmeadow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

12%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairmeadow. 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.

5.0%Housing insecurity
2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
3.6%Transit barriers
2.9%No health insurance
11.1%Frequent mental distress
21.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairmeadow

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Palo Alto, 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 33rd 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 5.0% 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 06085510802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510802?

Census tract 06085510802 in the Fairmeadow neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06085510802?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510802?

2.8% of residents in tract 06085510802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,997.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 66th, minority 64th, housing 41th.

Is tract 06085510802 considered part of Fairmeadow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510802 fall within Fairmeadow (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085510802 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.0% 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 06085510802 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085510802 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Palo Alto at 7.8/10. 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

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