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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
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In Whisman Station
Very Low
Within parent city
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 21 tracts In city
Very Low
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#384 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
Very Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#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.
Whisman Station risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.1This tracttract 5092018.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whisman Station. 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 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.
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