Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Clara Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06085505902 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,950 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Santa Clara

Eviction risk in Santa Clara eviction risk centers on tract 06085505902, which scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,950 residents. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,341 a month while the average household earns $117,125 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 36% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units1,735

Renter share67.0%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$117,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region

Centroid at 37.3345, -121.9537 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Clara scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Santa Clara

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$2,341 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Santa Clara

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Santa Clara

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Santa Clara

4.2

How Santa Clara compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

42%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
25.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Santa Clara

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Santa Clara eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085505902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085505902?

Census tract 06085505902 in Santa Clara scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085505902?

Median gross rent is $2,341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085505902?

4.8% of residents in tract 06085505902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,950.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085505902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 71th, minority 66th, housing 93th.

What share of households in tract 06085505902 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085505902 compare to Santa Clara overall?

Tract 06085505902 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Clara at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Clara eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Clara

Top eight tracts in Santa Clara ranked by composite eviction-risk score.