Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally
Dry Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , San Jose
Tract 06085502500 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 6,537 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 06085502500 sits in the Dry Creek neighborhood of San Jose, California. It has a population of 6,537 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 24% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,133/month against a median household income of $221,319 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,389
Renter share18.1%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$221,319
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.2932, -121.8928 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dry Creek scores 5.3
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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$3,133 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Dry Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 42%Grade B
- 18%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Dry Creek. 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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 24.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06085502500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502500?
Census tract 06085502500 in the Dry Creek neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085502500?
Median gross rent is $3,133/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502500?
5.4% of residents in tract 06085502500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,537.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 28th, minority 61th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 06085502500 considered part of Dry Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502500 fall within Dry Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085502500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085502500 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085502500 scores 5.3/10 — 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.
Q8
Was tract 06085502500 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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