7 census tracts · pop 25,303 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 7.2–9.9
Gardner spans 7 census tracts of San Jose, CA and houses 25,303 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.9/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 30.1% citywide, putting Gardner 26.1% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 29%. 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 9.1/10.
Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 7.2 to 9.9. A 2.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.7/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. That places it #20 of 36 neighborhoods in San Jose. For a like-for-like read, College Park and Berryessa score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $2,778, close to the San Jose average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $129,049.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.9
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
Gardner vs San JoseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gardner
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gardner
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gardner?
Gardner scores 8.9/10 (High tier) across 7 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 Gardner compare to San Jose overall?
Gardner scores 0.1 points lower than San Jose overall (9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,778 vs $2,669.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gardner?
Average gross rent in Gardner is $2,778/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gardner residents are renters?
54% of Gardner households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in San Jose). The neighborhood has 25,303 residents.
Q5
Is Gardner a high social-vulnerability area?
Gardner sits in the 65th 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 Gardner have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gardner is census tract 06085502204 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 9.9, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Gardner for landlords?
Gardner carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gardner?
Gardner has 24,706 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.4%), Hispanic / Latino (24.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
