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Neighborhood · Ranked #5,153 of 84,120 nationally

Vasona Junction Eviction Risk: High , San Jose

Tract 06085502703 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,015 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 06085502703 sits in the Vasona Junction area of San Jose eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.6/10. It is home to 4,015 residents. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.

Risk score
8.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 23% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,674
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$142,672

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Vasona Junction
Very High
Within parent city
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#141 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Low
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#139 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Elevated
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#2,397 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across San Jose and the region

Centroid at 37.2618, -121.9456 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vasona Junction scores 8.6

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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$3,043 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Vasona Junction compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Vasona Junction risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.6This tracttract 5027039.0San Joseparent city8.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Vasona Junction. 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 Vasona Junction

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Food insecurity runs 8.3% against 17.8% nationally. Average gross rent is $3,043, 14% above the San Jose average.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. That is riskier than roughly 94% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.2/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

45% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $142,672. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06085502703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502703?

Census tract 06085502703 in the Vasona Junction neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (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 06085502703?

Median gross rent is $3,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502703?

6.3% of residents in tract 06085502703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,015.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 35th, minority 74th, housing 67th.
Q5

Is tract 06085502703 considered part of Vasona Junction?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502703 fall within Vasona Junction (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06085502703 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06085502703 compare to San Jose overall?

Tract 06085502703 scores 8.6/10, lower 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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