Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Fairmeadow Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palo Alto
Tract 06085510803 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,435 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 06085510803 sits in the Fairmeadow area of Palo Alto, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.6/10. Population here is 3,435. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 20% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,193
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region
Centroid at 37.4206, -122.1184 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairmeadow scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,667 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 5.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 22.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairmeadow
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $2,667, 23% below the Palo Alto average. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.1/10.
Housing insecurity runs 6.2% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Nationally it ranks #9,927 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is just 13%.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely.
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 06085510803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510803?
Census tract 06085510803 in the Fairmeadow neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06085510803?
Median gross rent is $2,667/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510803?
9.6% of residents in tract 06085510803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,435.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 65th, minority 71th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 06085510803 considered part of Fairmeadow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510803 fall within Fairmeadow (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085510803 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085510803 compare to Palo Alto overall?
Tract 06085510803 scores 7.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Palo Alto at 7.6/10. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Palo Alto
Top eight tracts in Palo Alto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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7.9
/ 10 · High
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7.8
/ 10 · High
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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College Terrace
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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