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Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Strawberry Square Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085506305 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,638 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 06085506305 covers part of the Strawberry Square area of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,638 residents. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.

Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 37% Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,111
Renter share71.8%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$97,589

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 10 tracts In Strawberry Square
Very High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Very High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#32 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.3045, -121.9716 · click any tract to drill in

Why Strawberry Square scores 9.9

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
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,162 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Strawberry Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Strawberry Square risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.9This tracttract 5063059.0San Joseparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Strawberry Square

28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.9 points.

72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

Average gross rent is $2,162, 19% below the San Jose average. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 49% of renters here are cost-burdened.

That is riskier than roughly 100% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $97,589.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085506305

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506305?

Census tract 06085506305 in the Strawberry Square neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High 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 06085506305?

Median gross rent is $2,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506305?

10.7% of residents in tract 06085506305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,638.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 40th, minority 80th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 06085506305 considered part of Strawberry Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085506305 fall within Strawberry Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085506305 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.4% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085506305 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085506305 scores 9.9/10, higher 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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