Within neighborhood
22
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Castro City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06085509304 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 2,936 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 06085509304 covers Castro City in Santa Clara, home to 2,936 residents. For landlords it grades 4.7/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,053 a month against an average household income of $181,806 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,121
Renter share54.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$181,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.4174, -122.0952 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro City scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,053 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Castro City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Castro City. 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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 20.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro City
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 set by California eviction laws law, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 28th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509304?
Census tract 06085509304 in the Castro City neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085509304?
Median gross rent is $3,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509304?
3.0% of residents in tract 06085509304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,936.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 13th, minority 77th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509304 considered part of Castro City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509304 fall within Castro City (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509304 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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