Within neighborhood
89
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,532 of 84,120 nationally
Communications Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Jose
Tract 06085503116 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,469 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 06085503116 sits in the Communications Hill neighborhood of San Jose, California. It has a population of 6,469 and an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 43% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,050/month against a median household income of $106,875 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,409
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$106,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
89
th percentile
High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.2774, -121.8537 · click any tract to drill in
Why Communications Hill scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$3,050 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
How Communications Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Communications Hill. 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.
- 15.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.2%Food insecurity
- 17.1%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06085503116
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503116?
Census tract 06085503116 in the Communications Hill neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085503116?
Median gross rent is $3,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503116?
11.0% of residents in tract 06085503116 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,469.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503116?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 88th, minority 80th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 06085503116 considered part of Communications Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503116 fall within Communications Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085503116 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.5% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085503116 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085503116 scores 6.3/10 — lower than the parent city of San Jose at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Jose eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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6.5
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