Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

South of Midtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palo Alto

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

Tract 06085510900 sits in the South of Midtown area of Palo Alto, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

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 6.9

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

57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Food insecurity runs 5.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.3% against 11.3% nationally.

At $3,203 a month, rents run 8% under what the rest of Palo Alto commands. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 3.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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 6.9/10, lower than 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palo Alto

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