10 census tracts · pop 55,585 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.5/10
· range 7.3–9.9
Strawberry Square is a 10-tract neighborhood of San Jose, CA and houses 55,585 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.5/10, High tier. Against a San Jose baseline of 30.1%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.3 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.3/10.
Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. That places it #30 of 36 neighborhoods in San Jose.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Alviso and Alum Rock. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,691, close to the San Jose average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $156,411.
53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.5
High
10 tracts · population-weighted
Strawberry Square vs San JoseHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Strawberry Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Strawberry Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Strawberry Square?
Strawberry Square scores 8.5/10 (High tier) across 10 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 Strawberry Square compare to San Jose overall?
Strawberry Square scores 0.5 points lower than San Jose overall (9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,691 vs $2,669.
Q3
What is the average rent in Strawberry Square?
Average gross rent in Strawberry Square is $2,691/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Strawberry Square residents are renters?
53% of Strawberry Square households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in San Jose). The neighborhood has 55,585 residents.
Q5
Is Strawberry Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Strawberry Square sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Strawberry Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Strawberry Square is census tract 06085506304 (score 9.9/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 9.9, a spread of 2.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Strawberry Square for landlords?
Strawberry Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.5/10). Pop-weighted across 10 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Strawberry Square?
Strawberry Square has 55,168 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (46.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.7%), Hispanic / Latino (16.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
