Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Whisman Station Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06085509201 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 5,611 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
06085509201 is a census tract in the Whisman Station area of Santa Clara County, CA. It scores 6.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,611. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 44%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,671
Renter share60.7%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$172,150
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#7 of 7 tracts In Whisman Station
Very Low
Within parent city
5th percentile
#20 of 21 tracts In city
Very Low
Within county
6th percentile
#384 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
24th percentile
#6,893 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Santa Clara and the region
Centroid at 37.4012, -122.0744 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whisman Station scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,938 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Whisman Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
8%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whisman Station. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.2%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
19.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whisman Station
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.
Against the Santa Clara County average of 8.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.9 points. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.4/10.
10% 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 8.8% against 17.8% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #17,650 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,938 a month. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $172,150.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085509201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085509201?
Census tract 06085509201 in the Whisman Station neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 06085509201?
Median gross rent is $2,938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085509201?
1.6% of residents in tract 06085509201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,611.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085509201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 8th, minority 71th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 06085509201 considered part of Whisman Station?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085509201 fall within Whisman Station (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085509201 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.