Saint James Square Historic District Eviction Risk: High
1 census tracts · pop 5,003 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Saint James Square Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of San Jose, CA, population 5,003. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.9/10, placing it in the High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the San Jose rate of 30.1%.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. This is a renter market: 92% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. At $1,769 a month, rents sit 34% under what the rest of San Jose commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of San Jose, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 9.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Saint James Square Historic District vs San JoseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saint James Square Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.7%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility shutoff threat
23.1%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
14.6%No health insurance
33.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Saint James Square Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Saint James Square Historic District?
Saint James Square Historic District scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Saint James Square Historic District compare to San Jose overall?
Saint James Square Historic District scores 0.9 points higher than San Jose overall (9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,769 vs $2,669.
Q3
What is the average rent in Saint James Square Historic District?
Average gross rent in Saint James Square Historic District is $1,769/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Saint James Square Historic District residents are renters?
92% of Saint James Square Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in San Jose). The neighborhood has 5,003 residents.
Q5
Is Saint James Square Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Saint James Square Historic District sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Saint James Square Historic District for landlords?
Saint James Square Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Saint James Square Historic District?
Saint James Square Historic District has 5,102 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (46%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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