Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Birdland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sunnyvale

Tract 06085505401 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,630 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06085505401 (Birdland in Sunnyvale, California) comes in at 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,019 monthly, set against $158,350 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 52% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,932

Renter share78.1%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate14.0%

Median income$158,350

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunnyvale and the region

Centroid at 37.3490, -121.9872 · click any tract to drill in

Why Birdland scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sunnyvale

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

14.0% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$3,019 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sunnyvale

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sunnyvale

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sunnyvale

4.2

How Birdland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

23%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
70%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Birdland. 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.

8.6%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
19.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Birdland

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Sunnyvale eviction risk, 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 Asian and White and ranks around the 34th 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 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 06085505401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505401?

Census tract 06085505401 in the Birdland neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 06085505401?

Median gross rent is $3,019/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505401?

14.0% of residents in tract 06085505401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,630.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 7th, minority 82th, housing 70th.

Is tract 06085505401 considered part of Birdland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085505401 fall within Birdland (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085505401 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085505401 compare to Sunnyvale overall?

Tract 06085505401 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Sunnyvale at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sunnyvale eviction risk; 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 Sunnyvale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.