Census Tract · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

San Jose Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06085511915 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,055

06085511915 is a census tract in San Jose, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,055. The severe-burden share is 44%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 22% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,357

Renter share63.6%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate13.5%

Median income$97,266

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2454, -121.8802 · 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

13.5% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$2,194 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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: 82

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

62%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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.

15.5%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
31.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Jose

66% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Running hot, 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. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.

Average gross rent is $2,194, 18% below the San Jose average. Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.3/10 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 household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $97,266. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085511915

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085511915?

Census tract 06085511915 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 06085511915?

Median gross rent is $2,194/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085511915?

13.5% of residents in tract 06085511915 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,055.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085511915?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 87th, minority 81th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 06085511915 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.5% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085511915 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085511915 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.