Census Tract · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

San Jose Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06085506505 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,333 · 66% of tract blocks fall in San Jose

Census tract 06085506505 covers part of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,333 residents. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 27% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,473

Renter share54.5%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate16.3%

Median income$118,019

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2977, -121.9573 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Jose 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

16.3% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$2,275 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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 San Jose compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

66%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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.

16.5%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Jose

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. It sits 1.9 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. Against Santa Clara County at 43.5%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened.

At $2,275 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of San Jose commands. On the national scale it lands near the 100th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 7.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. 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 23% of average household income of $118,019.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085506505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085506505?

Census tract 06085506505 in San Jose 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06085506505?

Median gross rent is $2,275/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085506505?

16.3% of residents in tract 06085506505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,333.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085506505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 46th, minority 80th, housing 86th.

What share of households in tract 06085506505 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.5% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085506505 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085506505 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.