11 census tracts · pop 58,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.5/10
· range 5.6–9.9
Alum Rock takes in 11 census tracts of San Jose, CA, population 58,917. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.5/10, in the High tier. Scores across the 11 constituent tracts range from 5.6 to 9.9. A 4.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the San Jose rate of 30.1%. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of San Jose, it ranks #30 by risk, the lower third.
Average gross rent runs $2,558, close to the San Jose average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $115,830.
38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 4.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.5
High
11 tracts · population-weighted
Alum Rock vs San JoseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alum Rock
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.2%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
22.5%Food insecurity
17.3%SNAP enrollment
15.5%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Alum Rock
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alum Rock?
Alum Rock scores 8.5/10 (High tier) across 11 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Alum Rock compare to San Jose overall?
Alum Rock scores 0.5 points lower than San Jose overall (9/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,558 vs $2,669.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alum Rock?
Average gross rent in Alum Rock is $2,558/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alum Rock residents are renters?
38% of Alum Rock households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in San Jose). The neighborhood has 58,917 residents.
Q5
Is Alum Rock a high social-vulnerability area?
Alum Rock sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Alum Rock have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Alum Rock is census tract 06085504002 (score 9.9/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 9.9, a spread of 4.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Alum Rock for landlords?
Alum Rock carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.5/10). Pop-weighted across 11 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Jose as a whole (9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Alum Rock?
Alum Rock has 58,151 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
