Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

South of Midtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Palo Alto

Tract 06085510900 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,122 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 06085510900, home to 5,122 residents in the South of Midtown area of Palo Alto, scores 5.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #44,519 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,203 monthly, set against $169,083 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 16% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units2,029

Renter share38.0%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate2.2%

Median income$169,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palo Alto and the region

Centroid at 37.4277, -122.1297 · click any tract to drill in

Why South of Midtown scores 2.9

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

2.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,203 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 South of Midtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

6%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
38%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.

5.6%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
3.3%No health insurance
12.0%Frequent mental distress
19.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South of Midtown

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 about the same as 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 24th 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 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.8% 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 06085510900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085510900?

Census tract 06085510900 in the South of Midtown neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 06085510900?

Median gross rent is $3,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085510900?

2.2% of residents in tract 06085510900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,122.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085510900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 53th, minority 65th, housing 38th.

Is tract 06085510900 considered part of South of Midtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085510900 fall within South of Midtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085510900 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085510900 compare to Palo Alto overall?

Tract 06085510900 scores 2.9/10, 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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