Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Strawberry Square Eviction Risk: Elevated , San Jose
Tract 06085505901 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,153 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 06085505901 covers part of the Strawberry Square area of Santa Clara, CA, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,153. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share44.8%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$180,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.3273, -121.9595 · click any tract to drill in
Why Strawberry Square scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from San Jose
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,616 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
4.2
How Strawberry Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Strawberry Square. 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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 5.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 19.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Strawberry Square
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Food insecurity runs 8.2% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 5.8% against 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
At $2,616 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Santa Clara commands. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points.
That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $180,156, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085505901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505901?
Census tract 06085505901 in the Strawberry Square neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 06085505901?
Median gross rent is $2,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505901?
4.6% of residents in tract 06085505901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,153.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 9th, minority 64th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 06085505901 considered part of Strawberry Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085505901 fall within Strawberry Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085505901 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085505901 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085505901 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of San Jose at 9/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in San Jose
Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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