Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally
Santa Clara Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06085506000 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,993
Census tract 06085506000 is in Santa Clara, California. It has a population of 4,993 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 46% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 18% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,162/month against a median household income of $191,783 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,804
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$191,783
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.3379, -121.9622 · click any tract to drill in
Why Santa Clara scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,162 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 21.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06085506000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506000?
Census tract 06085506000 in Santa Clara scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06085506000?
Median gross rent is $3,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506000?
3.0% of residents in tract 06085506000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,993.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 18th, minority 72th, housing 54th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06085506000 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06085506000 compare to Santa Clara overall?
Tract 06085506000 scores 5.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Santa Clara at 5.5/10. 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.
Q7
Was tract 06085506000 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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