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Neighborhood · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally

Little Saigon Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Jose

Tract 06085503602 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,255 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 06085503602 sits in the Little Saigon neighborhood of San Jose, California. It has a population of 5,255 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 65% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 34% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,219/month against a median household income of $89,888 — roughly 30% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 18% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,271
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$89,888

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
55 th percentile
Rank — 55th percentileBottomTop
#6 of 12 tracts In Little Saigon
Moderate
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank — 59th percentileBottomTop
#90 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank — 81th percentileBottomTop
#79 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank — 57th percentileBottomTop
#3,960 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3445, -121.8523 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Saigon scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,219 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Little Saigon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Little Saigon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 503602San Jose: 8.48.4San Joseparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.16.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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 Little Saigon. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085503602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085503602?

Census tract 06085503602 in the Little Saigon neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 06085503602?

Median gross rent is $2,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085503602?

9.0% of residents in tract 06085503602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,255.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085503602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 85th, minority 94th, housing 98th.

Q5

Is tract 06085503602 considered part of Little Saigon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085503602 fall within Little Saigon (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 06085503602 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.1% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 06085503602 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085503602 scores 6.1/10 — 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 06085503602 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 32% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in San Jose

Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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